Uropa

[ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa]/ noun

The verdict

“Uropa” is uncommon German (frequency #89,738 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,738
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vater eines Großelternteils

Corpus desk

Index DE-uropa · Uropa · German

Uropa · rank #89,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,738
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unübliche

Nearest frequency peer: unübliche (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Uropa“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Uropa“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Uropa
PropertyValue
HeadwordUropa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Uropa“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Uropafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unübliche“ (#89,737), „unüberwindbar“ (#89,736), „vakante“ (#89,740). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Uropa“ bei #89,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Uropa is uncommon German at frequency #89,738 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vater eines Großelternteils".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Uropa, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Uropa, spelled U-R-O-P-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vater eines Großelternteils

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Meinen Uropa habe ich nicht mehr kennengelernt, er starb schon vor meiner Geburt.

Synonyms

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 "Uropa"?
"Uropa" is spelled U-R-O-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa].
What does "Uropa" mean?
As a noun, "Uropa" means: Vater eines Großelternteils
How do you pronounce "Uropa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uropa" is [ˈuːɐ̯ʔoːpa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uropa" come from?
"Uropa" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list