umsegeln
[ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]
The verdict
“umsegeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Länge nach hinschlagen, umfallen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umsegeln · umsegeln · German
umsegeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | umsegeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umsegeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umsegeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Länge nach hinschlagen, umfallen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for umsegeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umsegeln, spelled U-M-S-E-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1der Länge nach hinschlagen, umfallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umsegeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe die Eisplatte nicht gesehen, bin ausgerutscht und umgesegelt.
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.