umarmen

\ʊmˈʔaʁmən\

/\ʊmˈʔaʁmən\/ verb

The verdict

“umarmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embrasser (prendre dans ses bras).

Corpus desk

Index FR-umarmen · umarmen · French

umarmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for umarmen
PropertyValue
Headwordumarmen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʊmˈʔaʁmən\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « umarmen » en français

umarmenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umarmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʊmˈʔaʁmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Embrasser (prendre dans ses bras).".

umarmen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is umarmen, spelled U-M-A-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embrasser (prendre dans ses bras).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen!
  2. Bei einem Ausbruch des Vulkans White Island starben 22 Menschen. (Premierministerin) Ardern war dort, umarmte die Überlebenden und tröstete jene, die ihre Liebsten in heißer Asche und glühender Lava verloren hatten.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umarmen"?
"umarmen" is spelled U-M-A-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʊmˈʔaʁmən\.
What does "umarmen" mean?
As a verb, "umarmen" means: Embrasser (prendre dans ses bras).
How do you pronounce "umarmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umarmen" is \ʊmˈʔaʁmən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umarmen" come from?
"umarmen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list