ureigen
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“ureigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Person gehörend, ihr Wesen oder ihre Motive genau widerspiegelnd; jemandem zutiefst eigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ureigen · ureigen · German
ureigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ureigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ureigen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ureigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Person gehörend, ihr Wesen oder ihre Motive genau widerspiegelnd; jemandem zutiefst eigen".
Zero misspellings are on record for ureigen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ureigen, spelled U-R-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1zur Person gehörend, ihr Wesen oder ihre Motive genau widerspiegelnd; jemandem zutiefst eigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ureigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Letztlich ist das ihre ureigenste Entscheidung.
Soll er etwa gegen seine ureigensten Interessen verstoßen?
This word in other languages
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.