umtaufen
[ˈʊmˌtaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“umtaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemandem einen neuen/anderen Namen geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-umtaufen · umtaufen · German
umtaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umtaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌtaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umtaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umtaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌtaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for umtaufen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umtaufen, spelled U-M-T-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemandem einen neuen/anderen Namen geben
- 2eine weitere/andere Form der Taufe durchführen (lassen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umtaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der SED dort kam man eines Tages auf die Idee, den im Erzgebirge hergestellten, bei der Bevölkerung beliebten kerzengeschmückten Weihnachtsengel in die weltanschaulich unverfängliche «Jahresendfigur» umzutaufen.“
„Noch 1935 fragte Strauss polemisch bei Clemens Krauss an, ob er sich »Strossano umtaufen lassen« sollte, um an der Berliner Staatsoper in ausreichendem Maße - vielmehr, was er dafür hielt - aufgeführt zu werden.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.