Urbanisierung

[ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ]

/[ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urbanisierung” is uncommon German (frequency #50,138 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,138
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die städtebauliche Erschließung von Gelände

Key facts for Urbanisierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrbanisierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Urbanisierung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Urbanisierung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urbanisierung is uncommon German at frequency #50,138 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Urbanisierung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Urbanisierung, spelled U-R-B-A-N-I-S-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die städtebauliche Erschließung von Gelände
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der sozialen Veränderungen, die sich aus [1] ergeben.

Synonyms

UrbanisationVerstädterung

This word in other languages

urbanization(English)urbanización(Español)urbanisation(Français)urbanização(Português)

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 "Urbanisierung"?
"Urbanisierung" is spelled U-R-B-A-N-I-S-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ].
What does "Urbanisierung" mean?
As a noun, "Urbanisierung" means: die städtebauliche Erschließung von Gelände
How do you pronounce "Urbanisierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urbanisierung" is [ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urbanisierung" come from?
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Using “Urbanisierung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-R-B-A-N-I-S-I-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊʁbaniˈziːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list