Which to use
“uralt” is an adjective and “Urwald” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,208
- “uralt” frequency rank
- #24,970
- “Urwald” frequency rank
- 51178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uralt | Urwald |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr alt | natürlich gewachsener, ursprünglicher Wald, in dessen Bestand und intakter Ökologie keine massiven menschliche Eingriffe (etwa Forstwirtschaft, Brandrodung) erfolgt sind |
Where the eye mixes uralt and Urwald
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: uralt vs Urwald
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uralt is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt] while Urwald is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌvalt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uralt is recorded at frequency rank #26,208, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔalt]. Urwald is at rank #24,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌvalt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51178, this pair ranks #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uralt vs Urwald
Shared letters: alru. Private to "uralt": t. Private to "Urwald": dw.
"uralt" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Urwald" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uralt" for "Urwald" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "uralt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urwald" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uralt" and "Urwald" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ural vs uralt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,145,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.