Ursprungsort

[ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt]

/[ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ursprungsort” is uncommon German (frequency #87,194 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,194
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, von dem jemand oder etwas herkommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ursprungsort · Ursprungsort · German

Ursprungsort · rank #87,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,194
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Utilitarismus

Nearest frequency peer: Utilitarismus (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ursprungsort“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ursprungsort“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ursprungsort
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrsprungsort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ursprungsort“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ursprungsortfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Utilitarismus“ (#87,196), „unüberhörbar“ (#87,191), „Valois“ (#87,197). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Ursprungsort“ bei #87,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ursprungsort is uncommon German at frequency #87,194 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort, von dem jemand oder etwas herkommt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ursprungsort in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ursprungsort, spelled U-R-S-P-R-U-N-G-S-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort, von dem jemand oder etwas herkommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ursprungsort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Erst spät, nach meinen Ostpreußenreisen, bin ich mit ihr und meinen Schwestern zu den schlesischen Ursprungsorten der Familie gereist, von wo sie im Sommer 1946, ein Jahr nach Kriegsende, vertrieben wurde.“

Synonyms

Herkunftsort

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 "Ursprungsort"?
"Ursprungsort" is spelled U-R-S-P-R-U-N-G-S-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt].
What does "Ursprungsort" mean?
As a noun, "Ursprungsort" means: Ort, von dem jemand oder etwas herkommt
How do you pronounce "Ursprungsort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ursprungsort" is [ˈuːɐ̯ʃpʁʊŋsˌʔɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ursprungsort" come from?
"Ursprungsort" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unüberhörbar#87,191unterfordert#87,187ungesicherte#87,180Verbrüderung#87,209

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list