undicht

[ˈʊndɪçt]

/[ˈʊndɪçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“undicht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,262
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht dicht; eine abgrenzende Fläche ist für eine Substanz durchlässig, permeabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-undicht · undicht · German

undicht · rank #40,262 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,262
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unangetastet

Nearest frequency peer: unangetastet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „undicht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „undicht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

undicht vs Unrecht
57% similar
undicht vs Unzucht
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for undicht
PropertyValue
Headwordundicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊndɪçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,262
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „undicht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).undichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unangetastet“ (#40,261), „unerwartetes“ (#40,263), „umgebauten“ (#40,260). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „undicht“ bei #40,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around undicht (IPA [ˈʊndɪçt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,262 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht dicht; eine abgrenzende Fläche ist für eine Substanz durchlässig, permeabel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for undicht, with forms such as "nudicht", "udnicht", and "undciht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unrecht", "Unzucht", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is undicht, spelled U-N-D-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht dicht; eine abgrenzende Fläche ist für eine Substanz durchlässig, permeabel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how undicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch das Eindringen des Nagels wurde der Reifen undicht.
  2. „Am 14. Juli 1982 stellte ein Monteur […] in der Wohnung top.Nr. 7 der Stiege 2 des genannten Hauses fest, daß die Gasinnenleitungen dieser Wohnung undicht sind.“

Synonyms

leck

Antonyms

dicht

This word in other languages

leaking(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudicht
  • udnicht
  • undciht
  • unddicht
  • undiccht
  • undichht
  • undichtt
  • undicth
  • undihct
  • unidcht
  • unndicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undicht - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nudicht2udnicht2undciht2unddicht1undiccht1undichht1undichtt1undicth2
Edit distance from "undicht"

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 "undicht"?
"undicht" is spelled U-N-D-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊndɪçt].
What does "undicht" mean?
As an adjective, "undicht" means: nicht dicht; eine abgrenzende Fläche ist für eine Substanz durchlässig, permeabel
What words are commonly confused with "undicht"?
"undicht" is commonly confused with "Unrecht", "Unzucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "undicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undicht" is [ˈʊndɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "undicht" come from?
"undicht" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "undicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unteres#40,269Teenies#40,243vertont#40,292Steppen#40,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list