usurp
[juːˈzɜː(r)p]
The verdict
“usurp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - usurpieren, sich widerrechtlich (einer Sache/ einer Arbeitsstelle/ einer gesellschaftlichen Position) bemächtigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-usurp · usurp · German
usurp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | usurp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [juːˈzɜː(r)p] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „usurp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
usurp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [juːˈzɜː(r)p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "usurpieren, sich widerrechtlich (einer Sache/ einer Arbeitsstelle/ einer gesellschaftlichen Position) bemächtigen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for usurp, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is usurp, spelled U-S-U-R-P.
Definition
- 1usurpieren, sich widerrechtlich (einer Sache/ einer Arbeitsstelle/ einer gesellschaftlichen Position) bemächtigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how usurp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"To this I reply, that it is no way applicable to the case; for my lord of Orleans never intruded on any other's domination, by Violence, nor did he attempt to usurp the power and authority of the king."
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.