umständlicher

[ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ]

/[ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“umständlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #62,006 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,006
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-umstandlicher · umständlicher · German

umständlicher · rank #62,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,006
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH UML

Nearest frequency peer: UML (-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 „umständlicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umständlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordumständlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umständlicher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „UML“ (#62,005), „unauffälliger“ (#62,007), „umgebenen“ (#62,004). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umständlicher“ bei #62,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umständlicher is uncommon German at frequency #62,006 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umständlicher, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umständlicher, spelled U-M-S-T-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich

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 "umständlicher"?
"umständlicher" is spelled U-M-S-T-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ].
What does "umständlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "umständlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs umständlich
How do you pronounce "umständlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umständlicher" is [ˈʊmˌʃtɛntlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umständlicher" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unauffälliger#62,007unbeteiligten#62,009unfreundliche#62,011telefonischen#61,982

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list