umschließen
[ʊmˈʃliːsn̩]
The verdict
“umschließen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umfassend mit etwas umgeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-umschlie-en · umschließen · German
umschließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umschließen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊmˈʃliːsn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umschließen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umschließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈʃliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
umschließen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is umschließen, spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1umfassend mit etwas umgeben
- 2beinhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umschließen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die feindliche Armee umschloss die Burg.
Sie umschloss den Apfel mit beiden Händen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.