Urständ
German, noun/ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɛnt/
Urständ is spelled U-R-S-T-Ä-N-D (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Urständ is a German feminine noun meaning “resurrection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auferstehung, Wiederkehr”.
What does Urständ mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteresurrection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auferstehung, Wiederkehr
noun: 1. der vollkommene Urzustand der ersten Menschen, also der Zustand Adams und Evas, wie diese von Gott erschaffen wurden (Gegensatz: der Zustand der Menschen nach dem Sündenfall) 2. Urzustand, auch Naturstand (also natürlicher Zustand)
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 Urständ
- Urstände nominative plural
- Urstands genitive singular
- Urstandes genitive singular
- Urstande dative singular
- Urständen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Urständ?
- /ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɛnt/
- [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɛnt]
- [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Urständ in German?
Urständ appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).