Uran

[uˈʁaːn]

/[uˈʁaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Uran” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,738
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 92; silberweißes, weiches, schwach radioaktives Schwermetall

Corpus desk

Index DE-uran · Uran · German

Uran · rank #18,738 · 5 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,738
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unweigerlich

Nearest frequency peer: unweigerlich (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Uran“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Uran“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Uran vs USA
25% similar
Uran vs URL
25% similar
Uran vs Urs
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Uran
PropertyValue
HeadwordUran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uˈʁaːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,738
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Uran“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Uranliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unweigerlich“ (#18,737), „Urne“ (#18,739), „unterwerfen“ (#18,736). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Uran“ bei #18,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Uran (IPA [uˈʁaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,738 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 92; silberweißes, weiches, schwach radioaktives Schwermetall".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Uran, with forms such as "ruan", "uarn", and "urann". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "USA", "URL", "Urs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Uran, spelled U-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 92; silberweißes, weiches, schwach radioaktives Schwermetall

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Uran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie wollte damit verhindern, dass in dem Hafen 450 Tonnen abgereichertes Uran auf einen Frachter verladen werden.
  2. „Auf den Dächern der Züge fuhren sie zur Zeche, bald suchten Hunderttausende nach Uran.“

This word in other languages

uranium(English)uranio(Español)uranium(Français)urânio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ruan
  • uarn
  • urann
  • urna
  • urran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Uran - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ruan2uarn2urann1urna2urran1
Edit distance from "Uran"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Uran"?
"Uran" is spelled U-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈʁaːn].
What does "Uran" mean?
As a noun, "Uran" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 92; silberweißes, weiches, schwach radioaktives Schwermetall
What words are commonly confused with "Uran"?
"Uran" is commonly confused with "USA", "URL", "Urs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Uran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uran" is [uˈʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uran" come from?
"Uran" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Uran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Urne#18,739tram#18,725Sure#18,715step#18,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Puma5 variantsBibi5 variantscups5 variantsMeere5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list