Umspannwerk
[ˈʊmʃpanˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Umspannwerk” is uncommon German (frequency #55,785 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,785
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage zum Transformieren des elektrischen Stroms (beispielsweise von 380.000 Volt auf 110.000 Volt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-umspannwerk · Umspannwerk · German
Umspannwerk · rank #55,785 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,785
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH umsorgt
Nearest frequency peer: umsorgt (-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 „Umspannwerk“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Umbrien
Umbrien
44,219 corpus weight
- umsorgt
umsorgt
44,217 corpus weight
- Umspannwerk
Umspannwerk
44,216 corpus weight
- umzugestalt…
umzugestalten
44,215 corpus weight
- Unfrieden
Unfrieden
44,214 corpus weight
- ungebildete
ungebildete
44,213 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Umspannwerk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Umspannwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊmʃpanˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Umspannwerk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Umspannwerk is uncommon German at frequency #55,785 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊmʃpanˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anlage zum Transformieren des elektrischen Stroms (beispielsweise von 380.000 Volt auf 110.000 Volt)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Umspannwerk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Umspannwerk, spelled U-M-S-P-A-N-N-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Anlage zum Transformieren des elektrischen Stroms (beispielsweise von 380.000 Volt auf 110.000 Volt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Umspannwerk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da das Umspannwerk nicht weit entfernt war, wurde uns eine Elektroheizung genehmigt.
„Umspannwerke sind die Knotenpunkte unserer Stromversorgung - vergleichbar mit Autobahnkreuzen im Straßennetz.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).