Ursachenforschung

[ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]

/[ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ursachenforschung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,041 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,041
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forschung, die versucht, die Ursache für etwas herauszufinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-ursachenforschung · Ursachenforschung · German

Ursachenforschung · rank #91,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,041
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH urigen

Nearest frequency peer: urigen (-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 „Ursachenforschung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ursachenforschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrsachenforschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
Letters17
Frequency rank#91,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ursachenforschung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ursachenforschungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „urigen“ (#91,040), „Upton“ (#91,039), „Varna“ (#91,043). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Ursachenforschung“ bei #91,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ursachenforschung is uncommon German at frequency #91,041 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forschung, die versucht, die Ursache für etwas herauszufinden".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ursachenforschung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ursachenforschung, spelled U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forschung, die versucht, die Ursache für etwas herauszufinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Da die Halbstarken kein nationales Phänomen darstellten, sondern auch andere Länder damit Probleme hatten, fand keine nennenswerte Ursachenforschung statt.“

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 "Ursachenforschung"?
"Ursachenforschung" is spelled U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N-F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ].
What does "Ursachenforschung" mean?
As a noun, "Ursachenforschung" means: Forschung, die versucht, die Ursache für etwas herauszufinden
How do you pronounce "Ursachenforschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ursachenforschung" is [ˈuːɐ̯zaxn̩ˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ursachenforschung" come from?
"Ursachenforschung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list