Urethan

[uʁeˈtaːn]

/[uʁeˈtaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Urethan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Ester der Carbamidsäuren

Corpus desk

Index DE-urethan · Urethan · German

Urethan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Urethan
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrethan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uʁeˈtaːn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urethan“ im Deutschen

Urethanschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urethan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [uʁeˈtaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ester der Carbamidsäuren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Urethan, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Urethan, spelled U-R-E-T-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ester der Carbamidsäuren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Grundgerüst ist ein Endo-Skelett aus Urethan, das für alle Flex-Eigenschaften des Boots verantwortlich ist.“
  2. „Geschätzte 7,8 Millionen Bälle werden jährlich in Deutschland verkauft. Zwischen 80 Cent und 8 Euro muss man hinblättern - viele Modelle sind High-Tech-Produkte, die mit Titanium oder Urethan veredelt sind.“

Synonyms

AmidokohlensäureethylesterEthylcarbamatEthylurethan

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Urethan"?
"Urethan" is spelled U-R-E-T-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [uʁeˈtaːn].
What does "Urethan" mean?
As a noun, "Urethan" means: Ester der Carbamidsäuren
How do you pronounce "Urethan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urethan" is [uʁeˈtaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urethan" come from?
"Urethan" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list