Umlaut
\ˈʊm.laʊ̯t\
The verdict
“Umlaut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signe typographique des langues germaniques, d’apparence assez semblable au tréma du français, mais dont l’usage est de modifier le son de la voyelle à laquelle il est attaché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umlaut · Umlaut · French
Umlaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Umlaut |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʊm.laʊ̯t\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Umlaut » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Umlaut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʊm.laʊ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Signe typographique des langues germaniques, d’apparence assez semblable au tréma du français, mais dont l’usage est de modifier le son de la voyelle à laquelle il est attaché.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Umlaut in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Umlaut, spelled U-M-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Signe typographique des langues germaniques, d’apparence assez semblable au tréma du français, mais dont l’usage est de modifier le son de la voyelle à laquelle il est attaché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Umlaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wem solte es undeutlich seyn, wenn ich zum Exempel sagte: Aus Strom wird Ströme, und sang aus singen, durch den Umlaut?
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.