umkommen
\ˈʊmˌkɔmən\
The verdict
“umkommen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir, perdre la vie (ums Leben kommen) de manière accidentelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umkommen · umkommen · French
umkommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | umkommen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʊmˌkɔmən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
umkommen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʊmˌkɔmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for umkommen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is umkommen, spelled U-M-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mourir, perdre la vie (ums Leben kommen) de manière accidentelle.
- 2Tourner, se gâter, pourrir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei dem Erdbeben sind viele Menschen umgekommen. - De nombreuses personnes sont mortes dans le tremblement de terre
Ich komme bald um vor Hitze / vor Durst / vor Hunger. - Je vais mourir de chaleur / de soif / de faim
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.