Umzug

/[ˈʊmˌt͡suːk]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,744

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Umzug is aGermannoun. It means: Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (in einem oder zu einem anderen Ort) Pronounced [ˈʊmˌt͡suːk]. It ranks #4,744 in German word frequency. Often confused with Unfug and Umzüge.

Key facts for Umzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊmˌt͡suːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,744
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Umzug in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Umzug is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊmˌt͡suːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,744 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Umzug, with forms such as "muzug", "ummzug", and "umuzg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Unfug", "Umzüge", "Umzugs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Umzug, spelled U-M-Z-U-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (in einem oder zu einem anderen Ort)
  2. 2
    geordneter Marsch von Menschen, die eventuell auch von Fahrzeugen begleitet werden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: muzug,ummzug,umuzg,umzgu,umzugg,umzzug,uzmug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Umzug

Misspelling Variants of "Umzug"

muzug5ummzug6umuzg5umzgu5umzugg6umzzug6uzmug5
Misspelling Variants of "Umzug"

Frequency rank: #4,744 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Umzug"?
"Umzug" is spelled U-M-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌt͡suːk].
What does "Umzug" mean?
As a noun, "Umzug" means: Wechsel des Wohnsitzes (in einem oder zu einem anderen Ort)
What words are commonly confused with "Umzug"?
"Umzug" is commonly confused with "Unfug", "Umzüge", "Umzugs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Umzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umzug" is [ˈʊmˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umzug" come from?
"Umzug" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.