umzusehen

[ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən]

/[ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“umzusehen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,305
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umsehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-umzusehen · umzusehen · German

umzusehen · rank #44,305 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,305
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umtausch

Nearest frequency peer: Umtausch (-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 „umzusehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „umzusehen“ 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).

umzusehen vs umzusetzen
80% similar
umzusehen vs umzuziehen
80% similar
umzusehen vs umsehen
78% similar

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

Key facts for umzusehen
PropertyValue
Headwordumzusehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,305
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „umzusehen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umtausch“ (#44,304), „unbeteiligte“ (#44,306), „Umschwung“ (#44,303). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umzusehen“ bei #44,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around umzusehen (IPA [ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,305 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umsehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for umzusehen, with forms such as "muzusehen", "ummzusehen", and "umuzsehen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "umzusetzen", "umzuziehen", "umsehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is umzusehen, spelled U-M-Z-U-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umsehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • muzusehen
  • ummzusehen
  • umuzsehen
  • umzsuehen
  • umzueshen
  • umzuseehn
  • umzusehenn
  • umzusehhen
  • umzusehne
  • umzusheen
  • umzussehen
  • umzzusehen
  • uzmusehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of umzusehen - 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.

muzusehen2ummzusehen1umuzsehen2umzsuehen2umzueshen2umzuseehn2umzusehenn1umzusehhen1
Edit distance from "umzusehen"

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 "umzusehen"?
"umzusehen" is spelled U-M-Z-U-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən].
What does "umzusehen" mean?
As a verb, "umzusehen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs umsehen
What words are commonly confused with "umzusehen"?
"umzusehen" is commonly confused with "umzusetzen", "umzuziehen", "umsehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "umzusehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umzusehen" is [ˈʊmt͡suˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umzusehen" come from?
"umzusehen" 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 "umzusehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umschwung#44,303twitterte#44,302ungesunde#44,308Urgestein#44,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

unsinnigen13 variantsTscheche13 variantsTruthahn13 variantsvariabler13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list