umwälzen
[ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“umwälzen” 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) - auf die andere Seite drehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-umwalzen · umwälzen · German
umwälzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | umwälzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „umwälzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
umwälzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
umwälzen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umwälzen, spelled U-M-W-Ä-L-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf die andere Seite drehen
- 2radikal verändern
- 3durcheinanderquirlen, umrühren, durch einen Kreislauf treiben
- 4auf jemanden abwälzen, an jemand anderen weiterreichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umwälzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lieutenant Osborn, welcher im Jahre 1851 Penny's Polar-Expedition begleitete, sah einem alten Eisbären zu, welcher Steinblöcke, unter welchen Lemminge hausten, umwälzte, während seine zwei Jungen die aufgedeckte Beute erhaschten.“
„Denn unter dem Armen versteht man in der Regel einen Lumpenproletarier, der von der Gesellschaft erhalten wird und nicht die Kraft hat, die Gesellschaft umzuwälzen.“
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.