umbrage

/ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"umbrage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“umbrage” is uncommon English (frequency #64,087 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,087
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-umbrage · umbrage · English

umbrage · rank #64,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,087
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tübingen

Nearest frequency peer: Tübingen (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “umbrage”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “umbrage” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umbrage
PropertyValue
Headwordumbrage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “umbrage” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).umbragefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Tübingen” (#64,085), “unapproachable” (#64,089), “unbeliever” (#64,090). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “umbrage” is #64,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umbrage is uncommon English at frequency #64,087 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for umbrage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ombrage (“umbrage”), from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus (“in the shade”), from umbra (“shadow, shade”). The correct English form is umbrage, spelled U-M-B-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
  2. 2
    A feeling of doubt.
  3. 3
    Leaves that provide shade, as the foliage of trees.
  4. 4
    Shadow; shade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how umbrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Antipathy in one nation against another disposes each more readily to offer insult and injury, to lay hold of slight causes of umbrage, and to be haughty and intractable when accidental or trifling occasions of dispute occur.
  2. —He took umbrage at something or other, that muchinjured but on the whole eventempered person declared, I let slip.

Etymology

From Middle French ombrage (“umbrage”), from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus (“in the shade”), from umbra (“shadow, shade”).

This word in other languages

enojo(Español)ombrage(Français)Anstoß(Deutsch)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umbrage"?
"umbrage" is spelled U-M-B-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "umbrage" mean?
As a noun, "umbrage" means: A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
How do you pronounce "umbrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umbrage" is /ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "umbrage"?
From Middle French ombrage (“umbrage”), from Old French ombrage, from Latin umbrāticus (“in the shade”), from umbra (“shadow, shade”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umbrage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wearily#64,119tackler#64,049subzero#64,041yapping#64,138

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list