umwerfende

Name: umwerfende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də]

/[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“umwerfende” is uncommon German (frequency #99,214 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,214
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend

Key facts for umwerfende
Property	Value
Headword	umwerfende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#99,214
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umwerfende” 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). umwerfende lands here:

#99,214

#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

umwerfende is uncommon German at frequency #99,214 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for umwerfende in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is umwerfende, spelled U-M-W-E-R-F-E-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend

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 "umwerfende"?

"umwerfende" is spelled U-M-W-E-R-F-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də].

What does "umwerfende" mean?

As an adjective, "umwerfende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umwerfend

How do you pronounce "umwerfende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umwerfende" is [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "umwerfende" come from?

"umwerfende" 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 “umwerfende”

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

The one correct German spelling is U-M-W-E-R-F-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.