undurchsichtig

Name: undurchsichtig, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç]

/[ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“undurchsichtig” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,206
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht durchsichtig, intransparent

Corpus desk

Index DE-undurchsichtig · undurchsichtig · German

undurchsichtig · rank #42,206 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,206
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH unbesiegbar

Nearest frequency peer: unbesiegbar (-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.

unbeeindruc…

57,798
unbenutzt

57,797
unbesiegbar

57,796
undurchsich…

57,795
unfehlbar

57,794
ungebremst

57,793

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

Key facts for undurchsichtig
Property	Value
Headword	undurchsichtig
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#42,206
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „undurchsichtig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).undurchsichtigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#42,206

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unbesiegbar“ (#42,205), „unfehlbar“ (#42,207), „unbenutzt“ (#42,204). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „undurchsichtig“ bei #42,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around undurchsichtig (IPA [ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,206 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for undurchsichtig, with forms such as "nudurchsichtig", "udnurchsichtig", and "unddurchsichtig". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is undurchsichtig, spelled U-N-D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

1
nicht durchsichtig, intransparent
2
so geartet, dass man die verborgenen Absichten nicht erkennen kann
3
so geartet, dass man von der Bedeutung der Bestandteile nicht auf die Bedeutung des Ganzen (vor allem: des Gesamtwortes) schließen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die unterste Reihe Fenster sollte undurchsichtig sein, wir könnten Milchglasscheiben einsetzen.
Das Vorgehen der Regierung ist für viele undurchsichtig.

Synonyms

intransparent lichtundurchlässig opak zwielichtig unmotiviert

Antonyms

durchsichtig motiviert

This word in other languages

opaque(English)opaco(Español)opaque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nudurchsichtig
udnurchsichtig
unddurchsichtig
undruchsichtig
unducrhsichtig
undurcchsichtig
undurchhsichtig
undurchischtig
undurchscihtig
undurchsicchtig
undurchsichhtig
undurchsichitg
undurchsichtgi
undurchsichtigg
undurchsichttig
undurchsicthig
undurchsihctig
undurchssichtig
undurcshichtig
undurhcsichtig
undurrchsichtig
unndurchsichtig
unudrchsichtig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undurchsichtig - 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.

Edit distance from "undurchsichtig"

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 "undurchsichtig"?

"undurchsichtig" is spelled U-N-D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç].

What does "undurchsichtig" mean?

As an adjective, "undurchsichtig" means: nicht durchsichtig, intransparent

What are common misspellings of "undurchsichtig"?

Common misspellings include "nudurchsichtig", "udnurchsichtig", "unddurchsichtig", "undruchsichtig", "unducrhsichtig". The correct spelling is "undurchsichtig".

How do you pronounce "undurchsichtig"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undurchsichtig" is [ˈʊndʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "undurchsichtig" come from?

"undurchsichtig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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