ursprünglich
German, adjective/ˈuːʁʃpʁʏŋlɪç/
ursprünglich is spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ursprünglich is a German adjective meaning “original, initial, first” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “am Ursprung, an der Quelle, der Entstehung, der Geburt, der Schaffung, der ersten Hervorbringung liegend oder…”.
What does ursprünglich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
original, initial, first
- 2
original, authentic, genuine, unadulterated
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. am Ursprung, an der Quelle, der Entstehung, der Geburt, der Schaffung, der ersten Hervorbringung liegend oder sich darauf beziehend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ursprünglich
- ursprünglicher masculine nominative singular
- am ursprünglichsten superlative
- ursprüngliche feminine nominative singular
- ursprüngliches neuter nominative singular
- ursprünglichen genitive masculine singular
- ursprünglichem dative masculine singular
- der ursprüngliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ursprüngliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ursprüngliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ursprünglichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ursprünglichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ursprünglichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ursprünglichen dative definite includes-article
- urspr. abbreviation
- ursprüngl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ursprünglich?
- /ˈuːʁʃpʁʏŋlɪç/
- [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯.ʃpʁʏŋ.lɪç]
- /uːʁˈʃpʁʏŋlɪç/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ursprünglich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ursprünglich in German?
ursprünglich appears 43 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).