Umwelt
German, noun/ˈʊmvɛlt/
Umwelt is spelled U-M-W-E-L-T (6 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umwelt is a German feminine noun meaning “environment; milieu; surroundings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die nähere oder weiter entfernte Umgebung eines Lebewesens, die einen direkten oder indirekten Einfluss auf…”.
What does Umwelt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineenvironment; milieu; surroundings
- 2
feminineenvironment; ecosystem
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die nähere oder weiter entfernte Umgebung eines Lebewesens, die einen direkten oder indirekten Einfluss auf dieses Lebewesen und seine Lebensbedingungen ausübt 2. Menschen in der Umgebung, mit denen jemand in sozialem Kontakt steht
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 Umwelt
- Umwelten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umwelt?
- /ˈʊmvɛlt/
- [ˈʊmˌvɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umwelt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umwelt in German?
Umwelt appears 43 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).