umzuschauen

[ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umzuschauen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,783 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,783
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umschauen

Key facts for umzuschauen
PropertyValue
Headwordumzuschauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “umzuschauen” 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). umzuschauen lands here:

#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

umzuschauen is uncommon German at frequency #68,783 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umschauen".

No misspelling variants are generated for umzuschauen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is umzuschauen, spelled U-M-Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umschauen

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 "umzuschauen"?
"umzuschauen" is spelled U-M-Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən].
What does "umzuschauen" mean?
As a verb, "umzuschauen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umschauen
How do you pronounce "umzuschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umzuschauen" is [ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umzuschauen" come from?
"umzuschauen" 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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Using “umzuschauen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊmt͡suˌʃaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list