Urvertrauen
German, noun[ˈuːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯ən]
Urvertrauen is spelled U-R-V-E-R-T-R-A-U-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Urvertrauen is a German neuter noun meaning “basic trust (the confidence of a child in the presence of their mother)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Kindheit angelegte Zuversicht, dass alles in Ordnung ist oder zumindest in Ordnung kommt”.
What does Urvertrauen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbasic trust (the confidence of a child in the presence of their mother)
- 2
neuterstrong confidence that is not questioned
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Kindheit angelegte Zuversicht, dass alles in Ordnung ist oder zumindest in Ordnung kommt
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 Urvertrauen
- Urvertrauens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Urvertrauen?
- [ˈuːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯ən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Urvertrauen in German?
Urvertrauen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).