umschlingen
[ˈʊmˌʃlɪŋən]
The verdict
“umschlingen” 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) - sich oder jemandem etwas umwickeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-umschlingen · umschlingen · German
umschlingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | umschlingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌʃlɪŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umschlingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umschlingen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌʃlɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich oder jemandem etwas umwickeln".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umschlingen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umschlingen, spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich oder jemandem etwas umwickeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umschlingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gegen den eisigen Wind hatte sie eine Mütze aufgesetzt und einen Schal umgeschlungen.
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.