umtreiben
[ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“umtreiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterwegs sein, sich aufhalten und dort zu Fuß bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umtreiben · umtreiben · German
umtreiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | umtreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umtreiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umtreiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umtreiben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umtreiben, spelled U-M-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1unterwegs sein, sich aufhalten und dort zu Fuß bewegen
- 2im Geist beschäftigen
- 3im Kreise herumgehen lassen
- 4ein gewerbliches Unternehmen betreiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umtreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man träumt sich um Jahre zurück, man sieht sie als kleines Mädchen in diesen Kammern, in diesen Gängen sich umtreiben.“
„Scham ... davon gab es mehr als genug, um ihn umzutreiben.“
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.