Umschwung
German, noun/ˈʊmʃvʊŋ/
Umschwung is spelled U-M-S-C-H-W-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umschwung is a German masculine noun meaning “reversal, turnaround” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegende Veränderung einer Lage (beispielsweise der politischen, sozialen oder wirtschaftlichen Lage, des…”.
What does Umschwung mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereversal, turnaround
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 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
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 Umschwung
- Umschwunges genitive
- Umschwungs genitive
- Umschwünge plural
- Umschwunge dative singular
- Umschwüngen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umschwung?
- /ˈʊmʃvʊŋ/
- [ˈʔʊmʃvʊŋ]
- [ˈʊmˌʃvʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umschwung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umschwung in German?
Umschwung 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).