unbegabt
[ˈʊnbəˌɡaːpt]
The verdict
“unbegabt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur unterdurchschnittlich zu etwas fähig
Corpus desk
Index DE-unbegabt · unbegabt · German
unbegabt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | unbegabt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnbəˌɡaːpt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unbegabt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unbegabt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌɡaːpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur unterdurchschnittlich zu etwas fähig".
No misspelling variants are generated for unbegabt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unbegabt, spelled U-N-B-E-G-A-B-T.
Definition
- 1nur unterdurchschnittlich zu etwas fähig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unbegabt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie liebte das Singen so sehr und war doch völlig unbegabt. Florence Foster Jenkins fand vor 80 Jahren in New York trotzdem ein begeistertes Publikum, das bei ihren Auftritten tobte.“
„In praktischen Dingen ist er allerdings völlig unbegabt, was er selber weiß und meist auch mit Humor kommentieren kann.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.