ursprünglicher

Name: ursprünglicher, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ursprünglicher” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,389
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ursprunglicher · ursprünglicher · German

ursprünglicher · rank #29,389 · 23 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,389
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH urkundlich

Nearest frequency peer: urkundlich (-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.

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70,615
urheberrech…

70,614
urkundlich

70,613
ursprünglic…

70,612
VDE

70,611
Velbert

70,609

What this shows „ursprünglicher“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ursprünglicher vs ursprüngliches

93% similar

ursprünglicher vs ursprünglich

86% similar

ursprünglicher vs ursprüngliche

93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ursprünglicher
Property	Value
Headword	ursprünglicher
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#29,389
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ursprünglicher“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ursprünglicherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,389

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „urkundlich“ (#29,388), „VDE“ (#29,390), „urheberrechtlich“ (#29,387). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ursprünglicher“ bei #29,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around ursprünglicher (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,389 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for ursprünglicher, with forms such as "rusprünglicher", "urpsrünglicher", and "urrsprünglicher". 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, "ursprüngliches", "ursprünglich", "ursprüngliche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ursprünglicher, spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rusprünglicher
urpsrünglicher
urrsprünglicher
urspprünglicher
ursprnüglicher
ursprrünglicher
ursprügnlicher
ursprüngglicher
ursprüngilcher
ursprünglciher
ursprüngliccher
ursprünglicehr
ursprünglicherr
ursprünglichher
ursprünglichre
ursprünglihcer
ursprüngllicher
ursprünlgicher
ursprünnglicher
urspürnglicher
ursrpünglicher
urssprünglicher
usrprünglicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ursprünglicher - 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.

Edit distance from "ursprünglicher"

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 "ursprünglicher"?

"ursprünglicher" is spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ].

What does "ursprünglicher" mean?

As an adjective, "ursprünglicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

What words are commonly confused with "ursprünglicher"?

"ursprünglicher" is commonly confused with "ursprüngliches", "ursprünglich", "ursprüngliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ursprünglicher"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ursprünglicher" is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ursprünglicher" come from?

"ursprünglicher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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