Urnengänger

[ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ]

/[ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Urnengänger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die ihre Stimme bei einem Urnengang abgibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-urnenganger · Urnengänger · German

Urnengänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Urnengänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrnengänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urnengänger“ im Deutschen

Urnengängersitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urnengänger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die ihre Stimme bei einem Urnengang abgibt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Urnengänger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Urnengänger, spelled U-R-N-E-N-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die ihre Stimme bei einem Urnengang abgibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Urnengänger haben die Volksinitiative der Jungen Grünen mit fast 70 Prozent Nein-Stimmen abgeschmettert.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Urnengänger"?
"Urnengänger" is spelled U-R-N-E-N-G-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ].
What does "Urnengänger" mean?
As a noun, "Urnengänger" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die ihre Stimme bei einem Urnengang abgibt
How do you pronounce "Urnengänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urnengänger" is [ˈʊʁnənˌɡɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urnengänger" come from?
"Urnengänger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list