Urnen

/[ˈʊʁnən]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,832

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Urnen is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Urne Pronounced [ˈʊʁnən]. Often confused with une and üben.

Key facts for Urnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊʁnən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,832
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Urnen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Urnen is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊʁnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,832 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Urnen, with forms such as "unren", "urenn", and "urnenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "une", "üben", "Urin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Urnen, spelled U-R-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Urne
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Urne
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urne
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Urne

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: unren,urenn,urnenn,urnnen,urrnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Urnen

Misspelling Variants of "Urnen"

unren5urenn5urnenn6urnnen6urrnen6
Misspelling Variants of "Urnen"

Frequency rank: #32,832 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Urnen"?
"Urnen" is spelled U-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊʁnən].
What does "Urnen" mean?
As a noun, "Urnen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Urne
What words are commonly confused with "Urnen"?
"Urnen" is commonly confused with "une", "üben", "Urin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Urnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urnen" is [ˈʊʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urnen" come from?
"Urnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter U in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.