Urform

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urform” is uncommon German (frequency #84,720 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,720
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diejenige Ausgestaltung (Form), die es als erste gab

Corpus desk

Index DE-urform · Urform · German

Urform · rank #84,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ureigenen

Nearest frequency peer: ureigenen (-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 „Urform“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Urform
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrform
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urform“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ureigenen“ (#84,719), „Urdu“ (#84,718), „vakanten“ (#84,722). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urform“ bei #84,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urform is uncommon German at frequency #84,720 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diejenige Ausgestaltung (Form), die es als erste gab".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Urform in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Urform, spelled U-R-F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    diejenige Ausgestaltung (Form), die es als erste gab

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Aus der Urform des Reggae entstanden Dub, Raggamuffin, Toasting, Dancehall-Reggae sowie Hip-Hop.“

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 "Urform"?
"Urform" is spelled U-R-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm].
What does "Urform" mean?
As a noun, "Urform" means: diejenige Ausgestaltung (Form), die es als erste gab
How do you pronounce "Urform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urform" is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌfɔʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urform" come from?
"Urform" 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 "Urform", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tilsit#84,674Teddys#84,663welker#84,787Söders#84,644

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list