umschiffen
[ˈʊmˌʃɪfn̩]
The verdict
“umschiffen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,703 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,703
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Güter oder Personen umladen/umlasten/umsteigen lassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umschiffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌʃɪfn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “umschiffen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
umschiffen is uncommon German at frequency #89,703 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌʃɪfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Güter oder Personen umladen/umlasten/umsteigen lassen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for umschiffen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umschiffen, spelled U-M-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Güter oder Personen umladen/umlasten/umsteigen lassen
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.
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Using “umschiffen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-M-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊmˌʃɪfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.