umzu
German, adverb/ʊmˈtsuː/
umzu is spelled U-M-Z-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umzu is a German adverb meaning “around, all around” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “drumherum, (im) Umland, (aus der) Umgegend”.
What does umzu mean in English?
adverb
- 1
informalaround, all around
in Hamburg und umzu
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. drumherum, (im) Umland, (aus der) Umgegend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce umzu?
- /ʊmˈtsuː/
- [ʊmˈt͡suː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is umzu in German?
umzu appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).