Ursprung
\ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ\
The verdict
“Ursprung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Origine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ursprung · Ursprung · French
Ursprung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ursprung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Ursprung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ursprung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Ursprung, spelled U-R-S-P-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Origine.
- 2Cause, raison.
- 3Origine d’un espace euclidien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ursprung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vertuschung und Heimlichtuerei auf chinesischer Seite etwa behinderten wissenschaftliche und politische Kooperation mit Blick auf die Coronapandemie und ihre Ursprünge.
Über die Entstehung (des Croque Monsieur) kursieren Geschichten: Einer zufolge wurde das Gericht 1910 in einem Bistro am Boulevard des Capucines ersonnen. Vom dortigen Besitzer soll auch der Name stammen, denn als ein Kunde nach dem Ursprung des Schinkens fragte, antwortete er im Scherz: Menschenfleisch.
Synonyms
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.