Urbild

\ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\

/\ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modèle, original, archétype : œuvre originale servant de modèle ou d’inspiration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-urbild · Urbild · French

Urbild · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 Urbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrbild
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Urbild » en français

Urbildsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Urbild is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Urbild, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Urbild, spelled U-R-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modèle, original, archétype : œuvre originale servant de modèle ou d’inspiration.
  2. 2
    Archétype / prototype : modèle incarnant idéalement certaines caractéristiques ; aussi modèle primordial.
  3. 3
    Préimage / image réciproque : d’un sous-ensemble ou élément donné de l’ensemble d'arrivée par une application.
  4. 4
    Antécédent : d’un élément donné de l’ensemble d'arrivée par une application.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Urbild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gerade jetzt ist er wieder überall präsent, auf Osterkarten, Servietten und Mousepads: der „Feldhase“ von Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Er diente als Vorbild für die ersten Schoko-Hasen, er ist das Urbild des Osterhasen. Kaum eine Tierdarstellung dürfte so oft reproduziert worden sein.
  2. Als Prostituierte dagegen nennt sie sich schließlich Lilith, nach jener ersten Frau Adams aus der altmesopotamischen Mythologie, die sich Adams Einfluss im Paradies entzieht und zur Urmutter der Emanzipation avancierte. Das Urbild eines Vamps und einer Femme fatale.

Synonyms

GrundformUrformUrgestalt

Antonyms

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 "Urbild"?
"Urbild" is spelled U-R-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\.
What does "Urbild" mean?
As a noun, "Urbild" means: Modèle, original, archétype : œuvre originale servant de modèle ou d’inspiration.
How do you pronounce "Urbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urbild" is \ˈuːɐ̯ˌbɪlt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urbild" come from?
"Urbild" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list