ursprüngliches

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

[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçəs]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ursprüngliches” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,650
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ursprüngliches vs ursprünglich

86% similar

ursprüngliches vs ursprüngliche

93% similar

ursprüngliches vs ursprünglichen

93% similar

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

Key facts for ursprüngliches
Property	Value
Headword	ursprüngliches
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçəs]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#45,650
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ursprüngliches” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ursprüngliches lands here:

#45,650

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around ursprüngliches (IPA [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,650 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for ursprüngliches, with forms such as "rusprüngliches", "urpsrüngliches", and "urrsprüngliches". 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, "ursprünglich", "ursprüngliche", "ursprünglichen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ursprüngliches, spelled U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rusprüngliches,urpsrüngliches,urrsprüngliches,urspprüngliches,ursprnügliches,ursprrüngliches,ursprügnliches,ursprünggliches,ursprüngilches,ursprünglcihes,ursprünglicches,ursprünglicehs,ursprünglichess,ursprünglichhes,ursprünglichse,ursprünglihces,ursprünglliches,ursprünlgiches,ursprünngliches,urspürngliches,ursrpüngliches,urssprüngliches,usrprüngliches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "ursprüngliches"

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 "ursprüngliches"?

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

What does "ursprüngliches" mean?

As an adjective, "ursprüngliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ursprünglich

What words are commonly confused with "ursprüngliches"?

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

How do you pronounce "ursprüngliches"?

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

What language does "ursprüngliches" come from?

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

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Using “ursprüngliches”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is U-R-S-P-R-Ü-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʏŋlɪçəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “ursprünglich” - see the side-by-side comparison. ursprüngliches vs ursprünglich
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Same frequency band

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.