umstritten

[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]

/[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“umstritten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,834
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller

Corpus desk

Index DE-umstritten · umstritten · German

umstritten · rank #7,834 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,834
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umkreis

Nearest frequency peer: Umkreis (-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 „umstritten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umstritten“ 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).

umstritten vs umstrittene
91% similar
umstritten vs umstrittenen
83% similar
umstritten vs unumstritten
83% similar

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

Key facts for umstritten
PropertyValue
Headwordumstritten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,834
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umstritten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).umstrittenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umkreis“ (#7,833), „Unfälle“ (#7,835), „Udo“ (#7,832). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umstritten“ bei #7,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around umstritten (IPA [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,834 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for umstritten, with forms such as "mustritten", "ummstritten", and "umsrtitten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "umstrittene", "umstrittenen", "unumstritten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umstritten, spelled U-M-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] die tatsächliche Wirksamkeit von Homöopathie ist jedoch umstritten.
  2. „An der östlichen Schwarzmeerküste ist Erdogan ein Ja zur umstrittenen Verfassungsänderung sicher.“

This word in other languages

controversial(English)controvertido(Español)controversé(Français)controverso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mustritten
  • ummstritten
  • umsrtitten
  • umsstritten
  • umstirtten
  • umstriten
  • umstritetn
  • umstrittenn
  • umstrittne
  • umstrritten
  • umstrtiten
  • umsttritten
  • umtsritten
  • usmtritten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umstritten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mustritten2ummstritten1umsrtitten2umsstritten1umstirtten2umstriten1umstritetn2umstrittenn1
Edit distance from "umstritten"

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 "umstritten"?
"umstritten" is spelled U-M-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩].
What does "umstritten" mean?
As an adjective, "umstritten" means: ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller
What words are commonly confused with "umstritten"?
"umstritten" is commonly confused with "umstrittene", "umstrittenen", "unumstritten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umstritten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umstritten" is [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umstritten" come from?
"umstritten" 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 "umstritten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Untergrund#7,837Volkswagen#7,844wahrnehmen#7,846russischer#7,806

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verkündet14 variantsSchreiber14 variantsangeführt14 variantsbegründen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list