Umweltbehörde

[ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də]

/[ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umweltbehörde” is uncommon German (frequency #69,803 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,803
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, sich um die Erhaltung der Umwelt zu kümmern

Key facts for Umweltbehörde
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmweltbehörde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Umweltbehörde” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Umweltbehörde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Umweltbehörde is uncommon German at frequency #69,803 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, sich um die Erhaltung der Umwelt zu kümmern".

Umweltbehörde has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Umweltbehörde, spelled U-M-W-E-L-T-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, sich um die Erhaltung der Umwelt zu kümmern

Synonyms

Umweltamt

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 "Umweltbehörde"?
"Umweltbehörde" is spelled U-M-W-E-L-T-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də].
What does "Umweltbehörde" mean?
As a noun, "Umweltbehörde" means: Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, sich um die Erhaltung der Umwelt zu kümmern
How do you pronounce "Umweltbehörde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umweltbehörde" is [ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umweltbehörde" come from?
"Umweltbehörde" 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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Using “Umweltbehörde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-W-E-L-T-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊmvɛltbəˌhøːɐ̯də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list