urgieren

[uʁˈɡiːʁən]

/[uʁˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“urgieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drängen, treiben, drücken, (fort)stoßen, dichterisch: verdrängen (dies, diem od. nox diem urget), andringen, sich drängen (fluctus ad litora urgent)

Corpus desk

Index DE-urgieren · urgieren · German

urgieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for urgieren
PropertyValue
Headwordurgieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uʁˈɡiːʁən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „urgieren“ im Deutschen

urgierenschafft 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

urgieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [uʁˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for urgieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is urgieren, spelled U-R-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    drängen, treiben, drücken, (fort)stoßen, dichterisch: verdrängen (dies, diem od. nox diem urget), andringen, sich drängen (fluctus ad litora urgent)
  2. 2
    nachfragen, bedrängen, hart zusetzen, keine Ruhe lassen, durch Fragen oder Worte jemanden in die Enge treiben, mit Bitten bestürmen, hartnäckig und beharrlich beim Thema bleiben, darauf bestehen und immerfort betonen, dichterisch: etwas eifrig betreiben, von etwas nicht ablassen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die dritte Welle des Coronavirus urgierte, und es war schwer, sie einzudämmen.
  2. … bey diesen Tractaten gantz inständig und beweglich Erinnerung beschehen, auch hart und eifrig urgirt worden …

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 "urgieren"?
"urgieren" is spelled U-R-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [uʁˈɡiːʁən].
What does "urgieren" mean?
As a verb, "urgieren" means: drängen, treiben, drücken, (fort)stoßen, dichterisch: verdrängen (dies, diem od. nox diem urget), andringen, sich drängen (fluctus ad litora urgent)
How do you pronounce "urgieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urgieren" is [uʁˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urgieren" come from?
"urgieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list