urig

[ˈuːʁɪç]

/[ˈuːʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“urig” is uncommon German (frequency #99,245 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,245
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es ohne Verfälschung und natürlich ist; urwüchsig, urtümlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-urig · urig · German

urig · rank #99,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,245
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwissender

Nearest frequency peer: unwissender (-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 „urig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urig
PropertyValue
Headwordurig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈuːʁɪç]
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „urig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.urigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unwissender“ (#99,244), „Urinal“ (#99,246), „unvermeidbaren“ (#99,243). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „urig“ bei #99,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urig is uncommon German at frequency #99,245 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈuːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for urig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is urig, spelled U-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es ohne Verfälschung und natürlich ist; urwüchsig, urtümlich
  2. 2
    unterhaltsam und witzig, ohne zu übertreiben; urwüchsig-originell

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lass uns in die Kneipe am Eck gehen, die ist urig und ohne Schickimicki.
  2. Die Aufführung war wirklich urig. Ich habe mich köstlich amüsiert.

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 "urig"?
"urig" is spelled U-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːʁɪç].
What does "urig" mean?
As an adjective, "urig" means: so, dass es ohne Verfälschung und natürlich ist; urwüchsig, urtümlich
How do you pronounce "urig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urig" is [ˈuːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "urig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vamp#99,251thug#99,176Stmk#99,140Wutz#99,356

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list