umstrittenen

/[ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,959

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

umstrittenen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten Pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]. Often confused with umstrittener and umstrittenes.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of umstrittenen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for umstrittenen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,959 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for umstrittenen, with forms such as "mustrittenen", "ummstrittenen", and "umsrtittenen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "umstrittener", "umstrittenes", "umstritten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is umstrittenen, spelled U-M-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for umstrittenen

Misspelling Variants of "umstrittenen"

mustrittenen12ummstrittenen13umsrtittenen12umsstrittenen13umstirttenen12umstritenen11umstritetnen12umstritteenn12
Misspelling Variants of "umstrittenen"

Frequency rank: #14,959 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.