Umschrift
German, noun[ˈʊmʃʁɪft]
Umschrift is spelled U-M-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “transcription; transliteration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “umgearbeiteter Text”.
What does Umschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetranscription; transliteration
- 2
femininecircumscription
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. umgearbeiteter Text 2. am Rand verlaufende Schrift 3. Transkription oder Transliteration einer sprachlichen Äußerung
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 Umschrift
- Umschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umschrift?
- [ˈʊmʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umschrift
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umschrift in German?
Umschrift appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).