upír

[ʊpiːr]

/[ʊpiːr]/ noun

The verdict

“upír” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Untoter, der sich von Blut ernährt; Vampir

Corpus desk

Index DE-upir · upír · German

upír · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for upír
PropertyValue
Headwordupír
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊpiːr]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „upír“ im Deutschen

upírliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

upír is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊpiːr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Untoter, der sich von Blut ernährt; Vampir".

No generated misspelling entries exist for upír in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is upír, spelled U-P-Í-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Untoter, der sich von Blut ernährt; Vampir

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "upír"?
"upír" is spelled U-P-Í-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊpiːr].
What does "upír" mean?
As a noun, "upír" means: Untoter, der sich von Blut ernährt; Vampir
How do you pronounce "upír"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "upír" is [ʊpiːr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "upír" come from?
"upír" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list