übelriechend
[ˈyːbl̩ʁiːçn̩t]
The verdict
“übelriechend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr unangenehm riechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubelriechend · übelriechend · German
übelriechend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" 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 | übelriechend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbl̩ʁiːçn̩t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übelriechend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übelriechend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbl̩ʁiːçn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr unangenehm riechend".
Zero misspellings are on record for übelriechend in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 übelriechend, spelled Ü-B-E-L-R-I-E-C-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1sehr unangenehm riechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übelriechend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Butter gebratene Eier, mit Kräutern und schwarzem Pfeffer bestreut, könnten sich gut mit harrisa vertragen, liegen aber vor dem Freitagsgebet vielleicht zu schwer im Magen. Was, wenn der Druck so groß wäre, dass, wenn sich die Häupter gen Mekka verneigen, dem anderen Ende der Leiber ein übelriechender Wind entführe?“
„Der Boden, auf dem er gelegen hatte, war getränkt mit Blut und mit Urin aus den entleerten Blasen der Tiere; besudelt und übelriechend wie ein stinkender Abkömmling der fleischgewordenen Mutter des Krieges trottete er dahin.“
Antonyms
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.