umsegeln

[ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]

/[ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]/ verb

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.

Key facts for umsegeln
PropertyValue
Headwordumsegeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umsegeln“ im Deutschen

umsegelnliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    der Länge nach hinschlagen, umfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umsegeln"?
"umsegeln" is spelled U-M-S-E-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n].
What does "umsegeln" mean?
As a verb, "umsegeln" means: der Länge nach hinschlagen, umfallen
How do you pronounce "umsegeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umsegeln" is [ˈʊmˌzeːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umsegeln" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list