Urfassung
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]
The verdict
“Urfassung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erste, ursprüngliche Version (zum Beispiel einer Oper, eines Romans)
Corpus desk
Index DE-urfassung · Urfassung · German
Urfassung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Urfassung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Urfassung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Urfassung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ˌfasʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erste, ursprüngliche Version (zum Beispiel einer Oper, eines Romans)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Urfassung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Urfassung, spelled U-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1erste, ursprüngliche Version (zum Beispiel einer Oper, eines Romans)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Urfassung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch die nun zugängliche Urfassung kann den Memoiren nicht den vorwiegend erotischen Charakter nehmen; sie lassen jedoch klarer als die früheren Ausgaben erkennen, daß die Liebeserlebnisse wohl den Hauptteil, aber eben doch nur einen Teil dieses Lebens bilden.“
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.