Urbar

[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]

/[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urbar” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,782 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,782
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verzeichnis über Besitzrechte eines Grundherrn und Leistungen seiner Grunduntertanen

Key facts for Urbar
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Urbar” 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). Urbar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Urbar is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,782 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Urbar”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-R-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊʁˈbaːɐ̯] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list