Urgestein
[ˈuːɐ̯ɡəʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Urgestein” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,317
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erdgeschichtlich meist ältere Tiefengesteine und Gesteine, die unter hohem Druck und hoher Temperatur entstanden (Metamorphit)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Urgestein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ɡəʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Urgestein” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Urgestein (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ɡəʃtaɪ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,317 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Urgestein, with forms such as "rugestein", "ugrestein", and "uregstein". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Urgestein, spelled U-R-G-E-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1erdgeschichtlich meist ältere Tiefengesteine und Gesteine, die unter hohem Druck und hoher Temperatur entstanden (Metamorphit)
- 2bedeutender Vertreter einer politischen oder künstlerischen Richtung; jemand, der schon sehr lange in einem Unternehmen tätig ist
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rugestein,ugrestein,uregstein,urgesetin,urgesstein,urgesteinn,urgesteni,urgestien,urgesttein,urgetsein,urggestein,urgsetein,urrgestein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Urgestein - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Urgestein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-R-G-E-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ɡəʃtaɪ̯n] (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
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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.