Which to use
“ungut” and “ungutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,362
- “ungut” frequency rank
- #47,797
- “ungutes” frequency rank
- 73159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungut | ungutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Redensarten: schlecht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungut |
Where the eye mixes ungut and ungutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ungut runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against ungutes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ungut with ungutes
A purely visual mix-up. ungut ([ˈʊnˌɡuːt]) and ungutes ([ˈʊnˌɡuːtəs]) 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) - “ungut” sits inside “ungutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungut is recorded at frequency rank #25,362, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌɡuːt]. ungutes is at rank #47,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌɡuːtəs].
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 73159, this pair ranks #368,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ungut vs ungutes
Shared letters: gntu. Private to "ungut": -. Private to "ungutes": es.
"ungut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ungutes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ungut" and "ungutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ungut" vs "ungutes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ungut" and "ungutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ungut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ungutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ungut" and "ungutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ungut vs unt". 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 #368,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.