ungalant

[ˈʊnɡalant]

/[ˈʊnɡalant]/ adj

The verdict

“ungalant” 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) - (gegenüber Damen) unhöflich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungalant · ungalant · German

ungalant · 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.

Key facts for ungalant
PropertyValue
Headwordungalant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡalant]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungalant“ im Deutschen

ungalantschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungalant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡalant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(gegenüber Damen) unhöflich".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ungalant, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ungalant, spelled U-N-G-A-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (gegenüber Damen) unhöflich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie müssen mich für sehr ungalant halten, da ich Ihnen bisher nichts zu trinken angeboten habe, Miss Harris.
  2. Ich werde Ihrem ungalanten Benehmen nicht länger zusehen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungalant"?
"ungalant" is spelled U-N-G-A-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡalant].
What does "ungalant" mean?
As an adjective, "ungalant" means: (gegenüber Damen) unhöflich
How do you pronounce "ungalant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungalant" is [ˈʊnɡalant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungalant" come from?
"ungalant" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list