Umschlag
German, noun/ˈʊmʃlaːk/
Umschlag is spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G (8 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written German, the 12,686th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “envelope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hülle aus Papier für einen Brief”.
What does Umschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineenvelope
- 2
masculinewrapper, cover of a book, dust jacket
- 3
masculinecompress
- 4
masculineturnover
- 5
masculinetransloading, handling
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hülle aus Papier für einen Brief 2. (feuchte) Umwicklung einer schmerzenden Stelle 3. Warenumschlag; Durchsatz von Waren 4. rascher Wechsel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umschlag
- Umschlages genitive
- Umschlags genitive
- Umschläge plural
- Umschlage dative singular
- Umschlägen dative definite plural
- Umschl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umschlag?
- /ˈʊmʃlaːk/
- [ˈʊmʃlaːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umschlag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umschlag in German?
Umschlag appears 4.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).