Umsicht
German, noun/ˈʊmˌzɪçt/
Umsicht is spelled U-M-S-I-C-H-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umsicht is a German feminine noun meaning “policy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Beachten aller bedeutsamen Umstände, vorausschauendes Handeln”.
What does Umsicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolicy
- 2
feminineprudence
- 3
feminineprovidence
- 4
femininediscretion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Beachten aller bedeutsamen Umstände, vorausschauendes Handeln 2. Rundblick, Aussicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Umsicht?
- /ˈʊmˌzɪçt/
- [ˈʊmˌzɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umsicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umsicht in German?
Umsicht appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).