Umzingelung
[ʊmˈt͡sɪŋəlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Umzingelung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung des Umzingelns; Vorgang des Umzingeltwerdens; Zustand des Umzingeltseins
Corpus desk
Index DE-umzingelung · Umzingelung · German
Umzingelung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Umzingelung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊmˈt͡sɪŋəlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Umzingelung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Umzingelung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊmˈt͡sɪŋəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung des Umzingelns; Vorgang des Umzingeltwerdens; Zustand des Umzingeltseins".
No misspelling variants are generated for Umzingelung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Umzingelung, spelled U-M-Z-I-N-G-E-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung des Umzingelns; Vorgang des Umzingeltwerdens; Zustand des Umzingeltseins
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.