Utrum
German, noun/ˈuːtʁʊm/
Utrum is spelled U-T-R-U-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 264,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Utrum is a German neuter noun meaning “common gender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht-neutrales, aus dem Zusammenfall von Femininum und Maskulinum entstandenes grammatisches Geschlecht…”.
What does Utrum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercommon gender
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nicht-neutrales, aus dem Zusammenfall von Femininum und Maskulinum entstandenes grammatisches Geschlecht (namentlich im Schwedischen oder Dänischen)
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 Utrum
- Utrums genitive
- Utra plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Utrum?
- /ˈuːtʁʊm/
- [ˈuːtʁʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Utrum in German?
Utrum appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).