umtreibt
[ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯pt]
The verdict
“umtreibt” is uncommon German (frequency #81,057 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,057
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umtreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-umtreibt · umtreibt · German
umtreibt · rank #81,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,057
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH umsatzstärkst…
Nearest frequency peer: umsatzstärksten (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “umtreibt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Ulme
Ulme
18,948 corpus weight
- umformen
umformen
18,947 corpus weight
- umsatzstärk…
umsatzstärksten
18,945 corpus weight
- umtreibt
umtreibt
18,944 corpus weight
- Umzäunung
Umzäunung
18,941 corpus weight
- Unabhängigk…
Unabhängigkeitstag
18,940 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “umtreibt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umtreibt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯pt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,057 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “umtreibt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
umtreibt is uncommon German at frequency #81,057 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌtʁaɪ̯pt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umtreibt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umtreibt, spelled U-M-T-R-E-I-B-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umtreiben
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs umtreiben
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umtreibt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.