umsehen

[ˈʊmˌzeːən]

/[ˈʊmˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umsehen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,341
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Umgebung betrachten; zu allen Seiten blicken

Corpus desk

Index DE-umsehen · umsehen · German

umsehen · rank #23,341 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,341
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umgehung

Nearest frequency peer: Umgehung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umsehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umsehen vs unseren
71% similar
umsehen vs Umwegen
57% similar
umsehen vs umsetzen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umsehen
PropertyValue
Headwordumsehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌzeːən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,341
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umsehen“

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umgehung“ (#23,340), „Unterbau“ (#23,342), „umfassender“ (#23,339). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umsehen“ bei #23,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around umsehen (IPA [ˈʊmˌzeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,341 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for umsehen, with forms such as "musehen", "umeshen", and "ummsehen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "unseren", "Umwegen", "umsetzen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is umsehen, spelled U-M-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Umgebung betrachten; zu allen Seiten blicken
  2. 2
    die Umgebung betrachten; zu allen Seiten blicken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er sah sich um, bemerkte aber nichts Ungewöhnliches.
  2. Verkäufer: „Kann ich Ihnen helfen“ – Kunde: „Nein danke, ich möchte mich zunächst umsehen.“

Synonyms

umschauen

This word in other languages

look around(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • musehen
  • umeshen
  • ummsehen
  • umseehn
  • umsehenn
  • umsehhen
  • umsehne
  • umsheen
  • umssehen
  • usmehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

musehen2umeshen2ummsehen1umseehn2umsehenn1umsehhen1umsehne2umsheen2
Edit distance from "umsehen"

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 "umsehen"?
"umsehen" is spelled U-M-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌzeːən].
What does "umsehen" mean?
As a verb, "umsehen" means: die Umgebung betrachten; zu allen Seiten blicken
What words are commonly confused with "umsehen"?
"umsehen" is commonly confused with "unseren", "Umwegen", "umsetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umsehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umsehen" is [ˈʊmˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umsehen" come from?
"umsehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stöbern#23,327stocken#23,326Springe#23,319Weisung#23,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schafen10 variantsSaatgut10 variantsälteres10 variantsRottweil10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list