Umschreibung
German, noun/ʊmˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/
Umschreibung is spelled U-M-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,576th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umschreibung is a German feminine noun meaning “paraphrase, circumlocution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beschreibung eines Sachverhaltes mit anderen sprachlichen Mitteln”.
What does Umschreibung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparaphrase, circumlocution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beschreibung eines Sachverhaltes mit anderen sprachlichen Mitteln 2. Eigentum jemandem anderen übertragen
noun: 1. neuerliche Abfassung rechtlicher Aspekte
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 Umschreibung
- Umschreibungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umschreibung?
- /ʊmˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ/
- [ʊmˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
- [ˈʊmˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umschreibung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umschreibung in German?
Umschreibung appears 1.6 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).