Umschlagplatz
[ˈʊmʃlaːkˌplat͡s]
The verdict
“Umschlagplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #83,411 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,411
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ort, an dem Waren von einem Transportmittel zum anderen verladen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-umschlagplatz · Umschlagplatz · German
Umschlagplatz · rank #83,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,411
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH Umgestaltungen
Nearest frequency peer: Umgestaltungen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Umschlagplatz”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Umformung
Umformung
16,592 corpus weight
- Umgestaltun…
Umgestaltungen
16,591 corpus weight
- Umschlagpla…
Umschlagplatz
16,590 corpus weight
- umschloss
umschloss
16,589 corpus weight
- Umweltstand…
Umweltstandards
16,588 corpus weight
- Umweltvertr…
Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung
16,587 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Umschlagplatz” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Umschlagplatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊmʃlaːkˌplat͡s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #83,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Umschlagplatz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Umschlagplatz is uncommon German at frequency #83,411 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊmʃlaːkˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort, an dem Waren von einem Transportmittel zum anderen verladen werden".
Umschlagplatz has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Umschlagplatz, spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G-P-L-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Ort, an dem Waren von einem Transportmittel zum anderen verladen werden
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Umschlagplatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.