Which to use
“ungewollt” and “ungewollte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,747
- “ungewollt” frequency rank
- #40,909
- “ungewollte” frequency rank
- 64656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewollt | ungewollte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewollt |
Where the eye mixes ungewollt and ungewollte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ungewollt runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against ungewollte's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ungewollt and ungewollte
A purely visual mix-up. ungewollt ([ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]) and ungewollte ([ˈʊnɡəˌvɔltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ungewollt” sits inside “ungewollte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewollt is recorded at frequency rank #23,747, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]. ungewollte is at rank #40,909, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔltə].
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 64656, this pair ranks #633,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ungewollt vs ungewollte
Shared letters: eglnotuw. Private to "ungewollt": -. Private to "ungewollte": -.
"ungewollt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "ungewollte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ungewollt ← nugewollt · ugnewollt · unegwollt · ungeowllt · ungewlolt · ungewolltt · ungewolt · ungewoltl
- ungewollte ← nugewollte · ugnewollte · unegwollte · ungeowllte · ungewlolte · ungewollet · ungewolltte · ungewolte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ungewollt" and "ungewollte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ungewollt" or "ungewollte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ungewollt" and "ungewollte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewollt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ungewollte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #633,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ungewollt" and "ungewollte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ungewohnte vs ungewollte". 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 #633,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.