Urkunde

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urkunde” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,116
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schriftstück, das etwas beglaubigt oder bestätigt;

Corpus desk

Index DE-urkunde · Urkunde · German

Urkunde · rank #6,116 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,116
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH united

Nearest frequency peer: united (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Urkunde“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Urkunde“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Urkunde vs Urkunden
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Urkunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrkunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,116
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Urkunde“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Urkundeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „united“ (#6,115), „verdanken“ (#6,117), „vereinbart“ (#6,118). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urkunde“ bei #6,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Urkunde (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,116 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Urkunde, with forms such as "rukunde", "ukrunde", and "urkkunde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Urkunden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Urkunde, spelled U-R-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schriftstück, das etwas beglaubigt oder bestätigt;
  2. 2
    verkörperte Gedankenerklärung, die zum Beweis im Rechtsverkehr geeignet und bestimmt ist und ihren Aussteller erkennen lässt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bekomme eine Urkunde für die Teilnahme an der Sportveranstaltung.
  2. Dies ist die Gründungsurkunde des Dorfes.

This word in other languages

certificate(English)acta(Español)acte(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rukunde
  • ukrunde
  • urkkunde
  • urknude
  • urkudne
  • urkundde
  • urkuned
  • urkunnde
  • urrkunde
  • uruknde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Urkunde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rukunde2ukrunde2urkkunde1urknude2urkudne2urkundde1urkuned2urkunnde1
Edit distance from "Urkunde"

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 "Urkunde"?
"Urkunde" is spelled U-R-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə].
What does "Urkunde" mean?
As a noun, "Urkunde" means: Schriftstück, das etwas beglaubigt oder bestätigt;
What words are commonly confused with "Urkunde"?
"Urkunde" is commonly confused with "Urkunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Urkunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urkunde" is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urkunde" come from?
"Urkunde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Volumen#6,124Vorfall#6,125schreit#6,103Rückzug#6,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Pariser10 variantsangeben10 variantsanhören10 variantsAusflug10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list