Urne

[ˈʊʁnə]

/[ˈʊʁnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urne” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,739) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,739
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behältnis, in dem die Asche einer verbrannten Person aufbewahrt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-urne · Urne · German

Urne · rank #18,739 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,739
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uran

Nearest frequency peer: Uran (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Urne“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Urne“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Urne vs Uwe
50% similar
Urne vs Ute
50% similar
Urne vs use
25% similar

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

Key facts for Urne
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊʁnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,739
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Urne“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Urneliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Uran“ (#18,738), „vanille“ (#18,740), „unweigerlich“ (#18,737). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urne“ bei #18,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Urne is neighbouring look-alikes ("Uwe", "Ute", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈʊʁnə]. Frequency #18,739 among 2,159 “U” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Urne, with forms such as "unre", "uren", and "urnne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Uwe", "Ute", "use", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Urne, spelled U-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behältnis, in dem die Asche einer verbrannten Person aufbewahrt wird
  2. 2
    Behältnis, in dem die Stimmzettel gesammelt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Urne ihrer Großmutter stand auf dem Kamin.
  2. Urnen können sowohl in der Erde bestattet als auch in geeigneten Räumen wie Urnenhainen aufbewahrt werden.

Synonyms

AbstimmungsurneWahlurne

Antonyms

Sarg

This word in other languages

urn(English)urne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • unre
  • uren
  • urnne
  • urrne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Urne - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

unre2uren2urnne1urrne1
Edit distance from "Urne"

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 "Urne"?
"Urne" is spelled U-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊʁnə].
What does "Urne" mean?
As a noun, "Urne" means: Behältnis, in dem die Asche einer verbrannten Person aufbewahrt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Urne"?
"Urne" is commonly confused with "Uwe", "Ute", "use". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Urne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urne" is [ˈʊʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urne" come from?
"Urne" 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 "Urne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Uran#18,738tram#18,725Sure#18,715step#18,712

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list