Ururgroßvater
[ˈuːɐ̯ʔuːɐ̯ˌɡʁoːsfaːtɐ]
The verdict
“Ururgroßvater” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vater von Urgroßmutter oder Urgroßvater
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ururgroßvater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːɐ̯ʔuːɐ̯ˌɡʁoːsfaːtɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ururgroßvater” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ururgroßvater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːɐ̯ʔuːɐ̯ˌɡʁoːsfaːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vater von Urgroßmutter oder Urgroßvater".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ururgroßvater, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Ururgroßvater, spelled U-R-U-R-G-R-O-S-S-V-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vater von Urgroßmutter oder Urgroßvater
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Ururgroßvater”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-R-U-R-G-R-O-S-S-V-A-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːɐ̯ʔuːɐ̯ˌɡʁoːsfaːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.