ursprünglich
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪç]
The verdict
“ursprünglich” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,997
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Ursprung, an der Quelle, der Entstehung, der Geburt, der Schaffung, der ersten Hervorbringung liegend oder sich darauf beziehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ursprunglich · ursprünglich · German
ursprünglich · rank #1,997 · 20 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,997
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Umwelt
Nearest frequency peer: Umwelt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ursprünglich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Typen
Typen
98,007 corpus weight
- Tätigkeit
Tätigkeit
98,006 corpus weight
- Umwelt
Umwelt
98,005 corpus weight
- ursprünglich
ursprünglich
98,004 corpus weight
- verwenden
verwenden
98,003 corpus weight
- Vorstellung
Vorstellung
98,002 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ursprünglich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ursprünglich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #1,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ursprünglich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around ursprünglich (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,997 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "am Ursprung, an der Quelle, der Entstehung, der Geburt, der Schaffung, der ersten Hervorbringung liegend oder sich darauf beziehend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for ursprünglich, with forms such as "rusprünglich", "urpsrünglich", and "urrsprünglich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ursprüngliche", "ursprünglichen", "ursprünglicher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ursprünglich, spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1am Ursprung, an der Quelle, der Entstehung, der Geburt, der Schaffung, der ersten Hervorbringung liegend oder sich darauf beziehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ursprünglich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herr Meier hieß ursprünglich - denn das ist sein Geburtsname - Müller, denn er nahm den Namen seiner Frau an.
„Auch die Sitze der ritterlichen Vasallen und Dienstmannen waren ursprünglich mehr oder weniger stark befestigt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rusprünglich
- urpsrünglich
- urrsprünglich
- urspprünglich
- ursprnüglich
- ursprrünglich
- ursprügnlich
- ursprüngglich
- ursprüngilch
- ursprünglcih
- ursprünglicch
- ursprünglichh
- ursprünglihc
- ursprüngllich
- ursprünlgich
- ursprünnglich
- urspürnglich
- ursrpünglich
- urssprünglich
- usrprünglich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ursprünglich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ursprünglich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ursprünglich". Here's where to go from here.
- "ursprünglich" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ursprüngliche". View pair
- 20 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,997 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.