Urstoff
[ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Urstoff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoff, aus dem alle Dinge entstanden sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-urstoff · Urstoff · German
Urstoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Urstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Urstoff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Urstoff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃtɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stoff, aus dem alle Dinge entstanden sind".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Urstoff, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Urstoff, spelled U-R-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Stoff, aus dem alle Dinge entstanden sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Urstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für Heraklit übrigens war Feuer der Urstoff aller Materie.“
„Die Daten werden wohl einige Geheimnisse über den Urstoff aus der Geburtsstunde des Sonnensystems preisgeben.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.