urgieren
[uʁˈɡiːʁən]
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 May 6, 2026) - drängen, treiben, drücken, (fort)stoßen, dichterisch: verdrängen (dies, diem od. nox diem urget), andringen, sich drängen (fluctus ad litora urgent)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | urgieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [uʁˈɡiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “urgieren” sits in German frequency
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
- 1drängen, treiben, drücken, (fort)stoßen, dichterisch: verdrängen (dies, diem od. nox diem urget), andringen, sich drängen (fluctus ad litora urgent)
- 2nachfragen, 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.
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.
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Using “urgieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-R-G-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uʁˈɡiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.