umklammern
\ʊmˈklamɐn\
The verdict
“umklammern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serrer, s’agripper, enlacer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umklammern · umklammern · French
umklammern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | umklammern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʊmˈklamɐn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « umklammern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
umklammern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʊmˈklamɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Serrer, s’agripper, enlacer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for umklammern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is umklammern, spelled U-M-K-L-A-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Serrer, s’agripper, enlacer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how umklammern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei den Lurchen kann man ähnliche Phänomene beobachten: sie kennen keine regelrechte Kopulation, sondern das Männchen umklammert das Weibchen und regt damit die Eiablage an: während die Eier aus der Kloake austreten, läßt das Männchen seinen Samen ausströmen.
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.