umstellen

[ʊmˈʃtɛlən]

/[ʊmˈʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umstellen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,022
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um etwas herumstellen, einkreisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umstellen · umstellen · German

umstellen · rank #16,022 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,022
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH tötete

Nearest frequency peer: tötete (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umstellen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umstellen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umstellen vs umstellt
78% similar
umstellen vs Umstellung
70% similar
umstellen vs umzustellen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordumstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈʃtɛlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,022
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umstellen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umstellenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tötete“ (#16,021), „unerwartete“ (#16,023), „Tänzerin“ (#16,020). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umstellen“ bei #16,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around umstellen (IPA [ʊmˈʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,022 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "um etwas herumstellen, einkreisen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for umstellen, with forms such as "mustellen", "ummstellen", and "umsetllen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "umstellt", "Umstellung", "umzustellen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umstellen, spelled U-M-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    um etwas herumstellen, einkreisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kommen Sie mit erhobenen Händen heraus! Das Gebäude ist umstellt!

Synonyms

einkreisenumzingeln

This word in other languages

surround(English)abarcar(Español)encercler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mustellen
  • ummstellen
  • umsetllen
  • umsstellen
  • umsteleln
  • umstelen
  • umstellenn
  • umstellne
  • umstlelen
  • umsttellen
  • umtsellen
  • usmtellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umstellen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mustellen2ummstellen1umsetllen2umsstellen1umsteleln2umstelen1umstellenn1umstellne2
Edit distance from "umstellen"

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 "umstellen"?
"umstellen" is spelled U-M-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈʃtɛlən].
What does "umstellen" mean?
As a verb, "umstellen" means: um etwas herumstellen, einkreisen
What words are commonly confused with "umstellen"?
"umstellen" is commonly confused with "umstellt", "Umstellung", "umzustellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umstellen" is [ʊmˈʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umstellen" come from?
"umstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unternahm#16,026Straubing#16,008schwerste#15,994schafften#15,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Tänzerin12 variantsstreitet12 variantsSchraube12 variantsOdenwald12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list