Urbar

[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]

/[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urbar” is uncommon German (frequency #51,782 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,782
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verzeichnis über Besitzrechte eines Grundherrn und Leistungen seiner Grunduntertanen

Corpus desk

Index DE-urbar · Urbar · German

Urbar · rank #51,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,782
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unzureichender

Nearest frequency peer: unzureichender (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Urbar“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Urbar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Urbar
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urbar“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Urbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unzureichender“ (#51,781), „Urzeit“ (#51,783), „unverwechselbar“ (#51,780). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urbar“ bei #51,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urbar is uncommon German at frequency #51,782 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verzeichnis über Besitzrechte eines Grundherrn und Leistungen seiner Grunduntertanen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Urbar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Urbar, spelled U-R-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verzeichnis über Besitzrechte eines Grundherrn und Leistungen seiner Grunduntertanen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zahlreiche, vor allem im Rheinland gelegene Orte, werden im Prümer Urbar zum ersten Mal schriftlich dokumentiert.
  2. „Es war für die Gewinnung bestimmter methodischer Grundsätze und neuer Gesichtspunkte zur Interpretation der Urbare erforderlich, eine goße [sic!] Zahl von Urbaren und Rödeln durchzuarbeiten.“

Synonyms

Güterverzeichnis

This word in other languages

polyptyque(Français)

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 "Urbar"?
"Urbar" is spelled U-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯].
What does "Urbar" mean?
As a noun, "Urbar" means: Verzeichnis über Besitzrechte eines Grundherrn und Leistungen seiner Grunduntertanen
How do you pronounce "Urbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urbar" is [ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urbar" come from?
"Urbar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Uslar#51,784vibes#51,808Waise#51,825stund#51,725

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list