Urmensch
German, noun/ˈʊʀˌmɛnʃ/
Urmensch is a German masculine noun meaning “synonym of Frühmensch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter der frühesten Entwicklungsstufe des Menschen, aus der heraus sich alle anderen Menschen entwickelt…”.
What does Urmensch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of Frühmensch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter der frühesten Entwicklungsstufe des Menschen, aus der heraus sich alle anderen Menschen entwickelt haben 2. der erste erschaffene Mensch, Adam, der auf der Erde erschien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Urmensch
- Urmenschen genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Urmensch?
- /ˈʊʀˌmɛnʃ/
- [ˈuːɐ̯ˌmɛnʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Urmensch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Urmensch in German?
Urmensch appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).