Umschwung

Name: Umschwung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]

/[ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Umschwung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,303
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grundlegende Veränderung einer Lage (beispielsweise der politischen, sozialen oder wirtschaftlichen Lage, des Wetters, der Stimmung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-umschwung · Umschwung · German

Umschwung · rank #44,303 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #44,303
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH twitterte

Nearest frequency peer: twitterte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Turnus

55,701
turtle

55,700
twitterte

55,699
Umschwung

55,698
Umtausch

55,697
umzusehen

55,696

What this shows „Umschwung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Umschwung
Property	Value
Headword	Umschwung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#44,303
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Umschwung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Umschwungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#44,303

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „twitterte“ (#44,302), „Umtausch“ (#44,304), „turtle“ (#44,301). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umschwung“ bei #44,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Umschwung (IPA [ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,303 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Umschwung, with forms such as "muschwung", "umcshwung", and "ummschwung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Umschwung, spelled U-M-S-C-H-W-U-N-G.

Definition

1
grundlegende Veränderung einer Lage (beispielsweise der politischen, sozialen oder wirtschaftlichen Lage, des Wetters, der Stimmung)
2
Schwingung im Kreise herum, Drehbewegung (zum Beispiel der Planeten, eines Motors)
3
Turnübung am Reck, volle Drehung
4
das umgebende Land, welches zum Haus gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Umschwung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Nach einer grunderkennenden theologischen Analyse, kann eine theolingual genannte Reformation und politolingual genannter Umschwung, als kooperative Modifikation der bestehenden Ordnung erfolgen; dabei ist Sorgfalt und Umsicht das Gebot der höchsten Würde.
Was den Kapitän noch bestimmte, umzukehren, war der Umschwung des Wetters. (Ernst Constantin, Im Zauberlande, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)

Synonyms

Wendung Wende Umbruch Wandel Wechsel

Antonyms

StillstandBeharrungAufschubZurückstellung

This word in other languages

reversal(English)cambio(Español)revirement(Français)reviravolta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

muschwung
umcshwung
ummschwung
umscchwung
umschhwung
umschuwng
umschwnug
umschwugn
umschwungg
umschwunng
umschwwung
umscwhung
umshcwung
umsschwung
usmchwung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Umschwung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Umschwung"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Umschwung"?

"Umschwung" is spelled U-M-S-C-H-W-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ].

What does "Umschwung" mean?

As a noun, "Umschwung" means: grundlegende Veränderung einer Lage (beispielsweise der politischen, sozialen oder wirtschaftlichen Lage, des Wetters, der Stimmung)

What are common misspellings of "Umschwung"?

Common misspellings include "muschwung", "umcshwung", "ummschwung", "umscchwung", "umschhwung". The correct spelling is "Umschwung".

How do you pronounce "Umschwung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umschwung" is [ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Umschwung" come from?

"Umschwung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Umschwung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

twitterte#44,302 umzusehen#44,305 ungesunde#44,308 Urgestein#44,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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