Urinal

[uʁiˈnaːl]

/[uʁiˈnaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urinal” is uncommon German (frequency #99,246 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,246
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist in öffentlichen Toiletten an der Wand befestigte(s) Becken zum Urinieren (meist für Männer)

Key facts for Urinal
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrinal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uʁiˈnaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Urinal” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Urinal lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urinal is uncommon German at frequency #99,246 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [uʁiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Urinal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Urinal, spelled U-R-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist in öffentlichen Toiletten an der Wand befestigte(s) Becken zum Urinieren (meist für Männer)
  2. 2
    ein mit einem weitem Hals versehenes Gefäß für Männer, welches in der Krankenpflege zum Auffangen des Urins dient

Synonyms

PinkelbeckenPissbeckenPissoirbeckenUrinflascheEnte

This word in other languages

urinal(English)urinario(Español)urinoir(Français)mictório(Português)

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 "Urinal"?
"Urinal" is spelled U-R-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [uʁiˈnaːl].
What does "Urinal" mean?
As a noun, "Urinal" means: meist in öffentlichen Toiletten an der Wand befestigte(s) Becken zum Urinieren (meist für Männer)
How do you pronounce "Urinal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urinal" is [uʁiˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urinal" come from?
"Urinal" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Urinal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-R-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [uʁiˈnaːl] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list