umsiedeln

[ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n]

/[ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“umsiedeln” is uncommon German (frequency #73,024 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,024
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umziehen, in einen anderen Ort / ein anderes Land ziehen (freiwillig)

Corpus desk

Index DE-umsiedeln · umsiedeln · German

umsiedeln · rank #73,024 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,024
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umsichtige

Nearest frequency peer: umsichtige (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umsiedeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umsiedeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umsiedeln
PropertyValue
Headwordumsiedeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umsiedeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umsiedelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umsichtige“ (#73,023), „unattraktiver“ (#73,025), „umgestürzt“ (#73,022). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umsiedeln“ bei #73,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umsiedeln is uncommon German at frequency #73,024 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umsiedeln, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umsiedeln, spelled U-M-S-I-E-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    umziehen, in einen anderen Ort / ein anderes Land ziehen (freiwillig)
  2. 2
    jemanden gegen dessen Willen (= zwangsweise) an einen anderen Ort bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir feiern zusammen, putzen zusammen und leben mittlerweile wie richtige Nachbarn“, beschreibt eine Polin ihren deutsch-polnischen Alltag in Pasewalk, wohin sie vor einem Jahr umgesiedelt ist.
  2. Beim umstrittenen Bauvorhaben Stuttgart 21 wurden Eidechsen für 15 Mio. Euro nach Angaben der Bahn umgesiedelt.

Synonyms

umziehen

This word in other languages

resettle(English)asentarse(Español)s'installer(Français)

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 "umsiedeln"?
"umsiedeln" is spelled U-M-S-I-E-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n].
What does "umsiedeln" mean?
As a verb, "umsiedeln" means: umziehen, in einen anderen Ort / ein anderes Land ziehen (freiwillig)
How do you pronounce "umsiedeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umsiedeln" is [ˈʊmˌziːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umsiedeln" come from?
"umsiedeln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tristesse#73,014Trauzeuge#73,010unterteil#73,039verbraten#73,051

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list