Umweg
German, noun/ˈʊmˌveːk/
Umweg is spelled U-M-W-E-G (5 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umweg is a German masculine noun meaning “detour (a diversion or deviation from one's original route)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Weg, der nicht direkt, sondern um etwas herum zum Ziel führt”.
What does Umweg mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedetour (a diversion or deviation from one's original route)
- 2
masculineroundabout way
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Weg, der nicht direkt, sondern um etwas herum zum Ziel führt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umweg
- Umweges genitive
- Umwegs genitive
- Umwege plural
- Umwegen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umweg?
- /ˈʊmˌveːk/
- [ˈʊmˌveːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umweg
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umweg in German?
Umweg appears 4.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).