Umwälzung

[ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ]

/[ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umwälzung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,806 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,806
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr starke, grundlegende Veränderung

Corpus desk

Index DE-umwalzung · Umwälzung · German

Umwälzung · rank #64,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,806
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umworben

Nearest frequency peer: umworben (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Umwälzung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Umwälzung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Umwälzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmwälzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Umwälzung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Umwälzungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umworben“ (#64,805), „unberührten“ (#64,807), „Umwelteinflüsse“ (#64,804). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Umwälzung“ bei #64,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Umwälzung is uncommon German at frequency #64,806 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Umwälzung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Umwälzung, spelled U-M-W-Ä-L-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr starke, grundlegende Veränderung
  2. 2
    technischer Prozess ständigen Flusses einer Flüssigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Umwälzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „John Hammond, stets ein aufmerksamer Beobachter der Ereignisse seiner Zeit, erkennt sehr bald, welche Umwälzungen Homer Capeharts Erfindung der Jukebox für die Phono-Industrie bringen wird.“
  2. „Die politische Umwälzung vollendete sich im Landtagsgebäude.“

This word in other languages

upheaval(English)bouleversement(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Umwälzung"?
"Umwälzung" is spelled U-M-W-Ä-L-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Umwälzung" mean?
As a noun, "Umwälzung" means: sehr starke, grundlegende Veränderung
How do you pronounce "Umwälzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umwälzung" is [ˈʊmˌvɛlt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umwälzung" come from?
"Umwälzung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Umwälzung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unbändige#64,808Umrandung#64,803ungehemmt#64,811ungelesen#64,812

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list