urplötzlich
[ˈuːɐ̯ˈplœt͡slɪç]
The verdict
“urplötzlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,846 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #31,846
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vollkommen/ganz und gar unerwartet und sehr schnell eintretend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | urplötzlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˈplœt͡slɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,846 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “urplötzlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for urplötzlich is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈuːɐ̯ˈplœt͡slɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,846 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vollkommen/ganz und gar unerwartet und sehr schnell eintretend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for urplötzlich, with forms such as "ruplötzlich", "uprlötzlich", and "urlpötzlich". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is urplötzlich, spelled U-R-P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1vollkommen/ganz und gar unerwartet und sehr schnell eintretend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ruplötzlich,uprlötzlich,urlpötzlich,urpllötzlich,urpltözlich,urplötlzich,urplöttzlich,urplötzilch,urplötzlcih,urplötzlicch,urplötzlichh,urplötzlihc,urplötzllich,urplötzzlich,urplöztlich,urpplötzlich,urpöltzlich,urrplötzlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urplötzlich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “urplötzlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-R-P-L-Ö-T-Z-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ˈplœt͡slɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.