dessen ungeachtet

[ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət]

/[ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət]/ adv

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The verdict

“dessen ungeachtet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Rücksicht auf etwas zuvor Gesagtes

Key facts for dessen ungeachtet
PropertyValue
Headworddessen ungeachtet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dessen ungeachtet” sits in German frequency

dessen ungeachtet falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dessen ungeachtet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Rücksicht auf etwas zuvor Gesagtes".

dessen ungeachtet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dessen ungeachtet, spelled D-E-S-S-E-N- -U-N-G-E-A-C-H-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Rücksicht auf etwas zuvor Gesagtes

Synonyms

aberdennochdochgleichwohljedochnichtsdestowenigertrotzdemungeachtetungeachtet dessen

This word in other languages

regardless of(English)

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 "dessen ungeachtet"?
"dessen ungeachtet" is spelled D-E-S-S-E-N- -U-N-G-E-A-C-H-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət].
What does "dessen ungeachtet" mean?
As an adverb, "dessen ungeachtet" means: ohne Rücksicht auf etwas zuvor Gesagtes
How do you pronounce "dessen ungeachtet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dessen ungeachtet" is [ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dessen ungeachtet" come from?
"dessen ungeachtet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “dessen ungeachtet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-S-S-E-N- -U-N-G-E-A-C-H-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɛsn̩ˈʔʊnɡəʔaxtət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list