umsorgen
[ʊmˈzɔʁɡn̩]
The verdict
“umsorgen” 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) - sich intensiv um das Wohlbefinden von jemandem bemühen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umsorgen · umsorgen · German
umsorgen · 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 | umsorgen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊmˈzɔʁɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umsorgen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umsorgen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈzɔʁɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich intensiv um das Wohlbefinden von jemandem bemühen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umsorgen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umsorgen, spelled U-M-S-O-R-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich intensiv um das Wohlbefinden von jemandem bemühen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umsorgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eltern umsorgen ihre Kinder.
„Wafa umsorgt sie wie eine Mutter oder eine Schwester.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.