urgir

[uɾˈxiɾ]

/[uɾˈxiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“urgir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una acción: instar o precisar su pronta ejecución o remedio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-urgir · urgir · Spanish

urgir · 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.

Key facts for urgir
PropertyValue
Headwordurgir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uɾˈxiɾ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “urgir” en español

urgirqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

urgir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [uɾˈxiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for urgir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is urgir, spelled U-R-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una acción: instar o precisar su pronta ejecución o remedio.
  2. 2
    Dícese de la ley o de un precepto: Ser obligatoria con mandamiento de autoridad.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urgir"?
"urgir" is spelled U-R-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [uɾˈxiɾ].
What does "urgir" mean?
As a verb, "urgir" means: Dicho de una acción: instar o precisar su pronta ejecución o remedio.
How do you pronounce "urgir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urgir" is [uɾˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urgir" come from?
"urgir" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list