Synonyms & related words for umlaut

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of umlaut. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to umlaut

Explore words related to umlaut — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dieresis, diaeresis, diaereses, diacritic, diacritical, vocoid, iotacism, cedilla. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does umlaut come from?

The word umlaut breaks down into 2 roots of German origin: um-, from German um (“around, about”); and -laut, from German laut (“sound”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.