ursächlich
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌzɛçlɪç]
The verdict
“ursächlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,904 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,904
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Grund bildend oder betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ursächlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌzɛçlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #28,904 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ursächlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ursächlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈuːɐ̯ˌzɛçlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,904 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "den Grund bildend oder betreffend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ursächlich, with forms such as "rusächlich", "urrsächlich", and "urscählich". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 ursächlich, spelled U-R-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Grund bildend oder betreffend
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rusächlich,urrsächlich,urscählich,urssächlich,ursäcchlich,ursächhlich,ursächilch,ursächlcih,ursächlicch,ursächlichh,ursächlihc,ursächllich,ursäclhich,ursähclich,uräschlich,usrächlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ursächlich - 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 “ursächlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-R-S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ˌzɛçlɪç] (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.