umschmeicheln
[ʊmˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]
The verdict
“umschmeicheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden umgarnen (ihm schmeicheln), um ihn für sich und seine Sache zu gewinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umschmeicheln · umschmeicheln · German
umschmeicheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | umschmeicheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊmˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umschmeicheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umschmeicheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for umschmeicheln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umschmeicheln, spelled U-M-S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden umgarnen (ihm schmeicheln), um ihn für sich und seine Sache zu gewinnen
- 2aufmerksam und zärtlich zu jemandem sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umschmeicheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dundee, der im Verkaufsraum die Kunden umschmeichelt hatte, kam angelaufen, um sich den Spaß nicht entgehen zu lassen.“
„Kennst du das Gefühl, wenn eine Katze durch das Fenster springt, dich schnurrend umschmeichelt und an deiner Seite voll Vertrauen einschläft?“
Antonyms
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.