umstellen
\ʊmˈʃtɛl̩n\
The verdict
“umstellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encercler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-umstellen · umstellen · French
umstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | umstellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʊmˈʃtɛl̩n\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « umstellen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
umstellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʊmˈʃtɛl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Encercler.".
umstellen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is umstellen, spelled U-M-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Encercler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how umstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kommen Sie mit erhobenen Händen heraus! Das Gebäude ist umstellt!
Die Banditen ergaben sich erst, nachdem die Polizei ihr Versteck umstellt hatte und ihre Lage aussichtslos geworden war.
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.