Urteil
German, noun/ˈʊʁtaɪ̯l/
Urteil is spelled U-R-T-E-I-L (6 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written German, the 1,666th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Urteil is a German neuter noun meaning “judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence (court decision)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “richterliche Entscheidung eines Gerichtes zur abschließenden Klärung eines Rechtsstreites”.
What does Urteil mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterjudgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence (court decision)
Die Staatsanwaltschaft will das Urteil des Gerichts anfechten.
- 2
neuterjudgement, opinion, usually one given after detailed consideration
Nach dem Urteil des Experten war das Gemälde eine Fälschung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. richterliche Entscheidung eines Gerichtes zur abschließenden Klärung eines Rechtsstreites 2. Eindruck einer Person gegenüber anderen
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 Urteil
- Urteiles genitive
- Urteils genitive
- Urteile plural
- Urteilchen diminutive neuter
- Urteilen dative definite plural
- Urtheil obsolete
- Urt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Urteil?
- /ˈʊʁtaɪ̯l/
- [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯l]
- [ˈʊɐ̯taɪ̯l]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Urteil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Urteil in German?
Urteil appears 51 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).