umschlingen
\ʊmˈʃlɪŋən\
The verdict
“umschlingen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entourer, serrer de ses bras, embrasser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umschlingen · umschlingen · French
umschlingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | umschlingen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʊmˈʃlɪŋən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « umschlingen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
umschlingen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʊmˈʃlɪŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
umschlingen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is umschlingen, spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Entourer, serrer de ses bras, embrasser.
- 2S'enlacer autour de quelque chose.
- 3Enrouler quelque chose de long et de fin autour de quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umschlingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ging einige Male in dem freien Raum des Zimmers auf und ab, drüben sah er die alte Frau, die einen noch viel älteren Greis zum Fenster gezerrt hatte, den sie umschlungen hielt.
Die Reiterstellung ist außerdem auch im Sitzen auf einem Stuhl oder auf der Couch möglich. In dieser Position könnt Ihr Euch zusätzlich innig umschlingen und Euch leidenschaftlich küssen.
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.