umschauen

[ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umschauen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,820
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Blicken einen Ort inspizieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-umschauen · umschauen · German

umschauen · rank #30,820 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,820
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umsatzes

Nearest frequency peer: Umsatzes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umschauen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umschauen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umschauen vs umgehauen
78% similar
umschauen vs umschalten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umschauen
PropertyValue
Headwordumschauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,820
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umschauen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umschauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umsatzes“ (#30,819), „unbegrenzten“ (#30,821), „Umlaufbahn“ (#30,818). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umschauen“ bei #30,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around umschauen (IPA [ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,820 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit Blicken einen Ort inspizieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for umschauen, with forms such as "muschauen", "umcshauen", and "ummschauen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "umgehauen", "umschalten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umschauen, spelled U-M-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Blicken einen Ort inspizieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how umschauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kunde schaute sich im Geschäft um.
  2. Die Kriminalpolizei hat sich in seiner Wohnung umgeschaut.

Synonyms

umblickenumguckenumsehen

This word in other languages

look around(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • muschauen
  • umcshauen
  • ummschauen
  • umscahuen
  • umscchauen
  • umschaeun
  • umschauenn
  • umschaune
  • umschhauen
  • umschuaen
  • umshcauen
  • umsschauen
  • usmchauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umschauen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

muschauen2umcshauen2ummschauen1umscahuen2umscchauen1umschaeun2umschauenn1umschaune2
Edit distance from "umschauen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umschauen"?
"umschauen" is spelled U-M-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən].
What does "umschauen" mean?
As a verb, "umschauen" means: mit Blicken einen Ort inspizieren
What words are commonly confused with "umschauen"?
"umschauen" is commonly confused with "umgehauen", "umschalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umschauen" is [ˈʊmˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umschauen" come from?
"umschauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umschauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verehrten#30,838verneinen#30,843versehene#30,846Vorhabens#30,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Säugetiere13 variantsverbockt13 variantsSyphilis13 variantsversandt13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list