umziehen

[ˈʊmˌt͡siːən]

/[ˈʊmˌt͡siːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umziehen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,823
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Wohnsitz wechseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-umziehen · umziehen · German

umziehen · rank #9,823 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,823
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umgebaut

Nearest frequency peer: umgebaut (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „umziehen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „umziehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

umziehen vs umzugehen
78% similar
umziehen vs umzusehen
78% similar
umziehen vs umzuziehen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for umziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordumziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌt͡siːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,823
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umziehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umziehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „umgebaut“ (#9,822), „Unterbringung“ (#9,824), „UEFA“ (#9,821). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umziehen“ bei #9,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around umziehen (IPA [ˈʊmˌt͡siːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,823 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for umziehen, with forms such as "muziehen", "umizehen", and "ummziehen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "umzugehen", "umzusehen", "umzuziehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is umziehen, spelled U-M-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Wohnsitz wechseln
  2. 2
    das Gewand, die Kleidung wechseln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie zieht in eine andere Stadt um.
  2. Sie ist gerade umgezogen.

This word in other languages

move(English)mudarse(Español)déménager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • muziehen
  • umizehen
  • ummziehen
  • umzeihen
  • umzieehn
  • umziehenn
  • umziehhen
  • umziehne
  • umziheen
  • umzziehen
  • uzmiehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umziehen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

muziehen2umizehen2ummziehen1umzeihen2umzieehn2umziehenn1umziehhen1umziehne2
Edit distance from "umziehen"

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 "umziehen"?
"umziehen" is spelled U-M-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌt͡siːən].
What does "umziehen" mean?
As a verb, "umziehen" means: den Wohnsitz wechseln
What words are commonly confused with "umziehen"?
"umziehen" is commonly confused with "umzugehen", "umzusehen", "umzuziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umziehen" is [ˈʊmˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umziehen" come from?
"umziehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umgebaut#9,822reinigen#9,796auflösen#9,851Befunden#9,857

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vergeht11 variantsstehlen11 variantsWohnort11 variantsStanley11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list