Urteilen

[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]

/[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Urteilen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,472
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-urteilen · Urteilen · German

Urteilen · rank #8,472 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,472
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterrichten

Nearest frequency peer: unterrichten (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Urteilen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Urteilen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Urteilen vs Urteils
75% similar
Urteilen vs urteilt
63% similar
Urteilen vs urteilte
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Urteilen
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrteilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,472
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Urteilen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Urteilenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterrichten“ (#8,471), „verbraucht“ (#8,473), „unterliegt“ (#8,470). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Urteilen“ bei #8,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Urteilen (IPA [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,472 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Urteilen, with forms such as "ruteilen", "uretilen", and "urrteilen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Urteils", "urteilt", "urteilte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Urteilen, spelled U-R-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ruteilen
  • uretilen
  • urrteilen
  • urteieln
  • urteilenn
  • urteillen
  • urteilne
  • urtelien
  • urtielen
  • urtteilen
  • utreilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Urteilen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ruteilen2uretilen2urrteilen1urteieln2urteilenn1urteillen1urteilne2urtelien2
Edit distance from "Urteilen"

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 "Urteilen"?
"Urteilen" is spelled U-R-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən].
What does "Urteilen" mean?
As a noun, "Urteilen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil
What words are commonly confused with "Urteilen"?
"Urteilen" is commonly confused with "Urteils", "urteilt", "urteilte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Urteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urteilen" is [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urteilen" come from?
"Urteilen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Terrasse#8,466Vollzeit#8,484spiegelt#8,456Weltbild#8,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Souverän11 variantsöstlich11 variantsRadikale11 variantspräsent11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list