ur-type
"ur-type" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ur-type” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A basic, primitive, or original type; prototype.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ur-type |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ur-type” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ur-type is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A basic, primitive, or original type; prototype.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ur-type, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ur- (“original”) + type. The correct English form is ur-type, spelled U-R---T-Y-P-E.
Definition
- 1A basic, primitive, or original type; prototype.
Etymology
From ur- (“original”) + type.
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 “ur-type”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-R---T-Y-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.