umweltschonend

[ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt]

/[ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt]/ adj

The verdict

“umweltschonend” is uncommon German (frequency #97,857 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,857
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so beschaffen, dass die Umwelt nicht oder nur kaum geschädigt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-umweltschonend · umweltschonend · German

umweltschonend · rank #97,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,857
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umschwenken

Nearest frequency peer: umschwenken (-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 „umweltschonend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umweltschonend
PropertyValue
Headwordumweltschonend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#97,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umweltschonend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.umweltschonendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umschwenken“ (#97,856), „umzäunt“ (#97,858), „umgebildet“ (#97,855). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umweltschonend“ bei #97,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umweltschonend is uncommon German at frequency #97,857 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so beschaffen, dass die Umwelt nicht oder nur kaum geschädigt wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umweltschonend, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is umweltschonend, spelled U-M-W-E-L-T-S-C-H-O-N-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    so beschaffen, dass die Umwelt nicht oder nur kaum geschädigt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit fahren, das halte ich für umweltschonend.
  2. Unser aktuelles Fahrzeugmodell ist umweltschonender als das vorherige.

This word in other languages

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 "umweltschonend"?
"umweltschonend" is spelled U-M-W-E-L-T-S-C-H-O-N-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt].
What does "umweltschonend" mean?
As an adjective, "umweltschonend" means: so beschaffen, dass die Umwelt nicht oder nur kaum geschädigt wird
How do you pronounce "umweltschonend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umweltschonend" is [ˈʊmvɛltˌʃoːnənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list