Ursprache
/ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/
"ursprache" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ursprache” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A proto-language.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ursprache · Ursprache · English
Ursprache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | Ursprache |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ursprache” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ursprache is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A proto-language.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ursprache in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from German Ursprache. The correct English form is Ursprache, spelled U-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A proto-language.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ursprache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I had lost him. He might have been speaking Ursprache, for all that I understood.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Ursprache.
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.