Hungergefühl

[ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl]

/[ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hungergefühl” is uncommon German (frequency #78,129 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,129
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Gefühl, dringend Nahrung zu sich nehmen zu müssen

Key facts for Hungergefühl
PropertyValue
HeadwordHungergefühl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hungergefühl” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hungergefühl lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hungergefühl is uncommon German at frequency #78,129 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Gefühl, dringend Nahrung zu sich nehmen zu müssen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hungergefühl, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hungergefühl, spelled H-U-N-G-E-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Gefühl, dringend Nahrung zu sich nehmen zu müssen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hungergefühl"?
"Hungergefühl" is spelled H-U-N-G-E-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl].
What does "Hungergefühl" mean?
As a noun, "Hungergefühl" means: das Gefühl, dringend Nahrung zu sich nehmen zu müssen
How do you pronounce "Hungergefühl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hungergefühl" is [ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hungergefühl" come from?
"Hungergefühl" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hungergefühl”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-U-N-G-E-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhʊŋɐɡəˌfyːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list