umstrittenen

[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]

/[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]/ adj

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The verdict

“umstrittenen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,959
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-umstrittenen · umstrittenen · German

umstrittenen · rank #14,959 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,959
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umfangreich

Nearest frequency peer: umfangreich (-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 „umstrittenen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umstrittenen“ 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).

umstrittenen vs umstrittener
92% similar
umstrittenen vs umstrittenes
92% similar
umstrittenen vs umstritten
83% similar

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

Key facts for umstrittenen
PropertyValue
Headwordumstrittenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,959
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umstrittenen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „umfangreich“ (#14,958), „unberührt“ (#14,960), „umarmen“ (#14,957). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umstrittenen“ bei #14,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around umstrittenen (IPA [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,959 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for umstrittenen, with forms such as "mustrittenen", "ummstrittenen", and "umsrtittenen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "umstrittener", "umstrittenes", "umstritten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is umstrittenen, spelled U-M-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mustrittenen
  • ummstrittenen
  • umsrtittenen
  • umsstrittenen
  • umstirttenen
  • umstritenen
  • umstritetnen
  • umstritteenn
  • umstrittenenn
  • umstrittennen
  • umstrittneen
  • umstrrittenen
  • umstrtitenen
  • umsttrittenen
  • umtsrittenen
  • usmtrittenen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umstrittenen - 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.

mustrittenen2ummstrittenen1umsrtittenen2umsstrittenen1umstirttenen2umstritenen1umstritetnen2umstritteenn2
Edit distance from "umstrittenen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Theaterstück#14,950Verspätungen#14,978verursachten#14,981vorzugsweise#14,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

veranlasste16 variantsstationären16 variantsstationiert16 variantsSpekulation16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list