Ursuline
[ʊʁzuˈliːnə]
The verdict
“Ursuline” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesellschaft der heiligen Ursula (Ordo Sanctae Ursulae), ein Frauenorden, der sich auch in Schulen und Internaten um die Mädchenerziehung kümmert
Corpus desk
Index DE-ursuline · Ursuline · German
Ursuline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ursuline |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊʁzuˈliːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ursuline“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ursuline is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊʁzuˈliːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ursuline doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ursuline, spelled U-R-S-U-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Gesellschaft der heiligen Ursula (Ordo Sanctae Ursulae), ein Frauenorden, der sich auch in Schulen und Internaten um die Mädchenerziehung kümmert
- 2eine Schwester dieses Ordens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ursuline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wem diese Gedanken unzulässig modern erscheinen, möge bedenken, daß Angela Merici, die Gründerin der Ursulinen, ihre ersten Schwestern im damals üblichen Kleid an die Arbeit schickte.“
„Xainctonge setzte durch, dass die Ursulinen nicht im Kloster leben mussten und ihre Zeit der Krankenpflege, der Fürsorge der Armen und der Erziehung von Mädchen widmen konnten.“
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.