umwerben

[ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩]

/[ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“umwerben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich um die Gunst oder Liebe einer Person bemühen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umwerben · umwerben · German

umwerben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for umwerben
PropertyValue
Headwordumwerben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umwerben“ im Deutschen

umwerbenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umwerben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich um die Gunst oder Liebe einer Person bemühen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umwerben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umwerben, spelled U-M-W-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich um die Gunst oder Liebe einer Person bemühen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nun, er würde sie umwerben, so gut er nur konnte. Wunderbar umwerben. Einfallsreich umwerben. Schamlos umwerben.
  2. Beim Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos umwarben sie die europäischen und amerikanischen Kollegen mit der Idee, bei einem Globalen Infrastruktur-Fonds (GIF) mitzumachen.

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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umwerben"?
"umwerben" is spelled U-M-W-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩].
What does "umwerben" mean?
As a verb, "umwerben" means: sich um die Gunst oder Liebe einer Person bemühen
How do you pronounce "umwerben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umwerben" is [ʊmˈvɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umwerben" come from?
"umwerben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list