hundsgemein
[ˈhʊnt͡sɡəˌmaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“hundsgemein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr gemein, in hohem Grade gemein
Corpus desk
Index DE-hundsgemein · hundsgemein · German
hundsgemein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hundsgemein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhʊnt͡sɡəˌmaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hundsgemein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hundsgemein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhʊnt͡sɡəˌmaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr gemein, in hohem Grade gemein".
hundsgemein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hundsgemein, spelled H-U-N-D-S-G-E-M-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1sehr gemein, in hohem Grade gemein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hundsgemein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nein, man kann auch in Niederdeutschen ganz hundsgemein sein.“
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.