Which to use
“ungewiss” and “ungewissen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,413
- “ungewiss” frequency rank
- #44,998
- “ungewissen” frequency rank
- 63411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewiss | ungewissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (noch) nicht feststehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss |
Where the eye mixes ungewiss and ungewissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ungewiss runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against ungewissen's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ungewiss vs ungewissen
A purely visual mix-up. ungewiss ([ˈʊnɡəvɪs]) and ungewissen ([ˈʊnɡəvɪsn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ungewiss” sits inside “ungewissen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewiss is recorded at frequency rank #18,413, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəvɪs]. ungewissen is at rank #44,998, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəvɪsn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63411, this pair ranks #677,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ungewiss vs ungewissen
Shared letters: eginsuw. Private to "ungewiss": -. Private to "ungewissen": -.
"ungewiss" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "ungewissen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ungewiss ← nugewiss · ugnewiss · unegwiss · ungeiwss · ungewis · ungewiß · ungewsis · ungewwiss
- ungewissen ← nugewissen · ugnewissen · unegwissen · ungeiwssen · ungewisen · ungewisesn · ungewissenn · ungewissne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ungewiss" for "ungewissen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ungewiss" or "ungewissen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewiss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #677,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ungewiss" and "ungewissen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ungewissen vs Unwissen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #677,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.