ungebräuchlich

[ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungebräuchlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht üblich; so, dass es nicht gebraucht/benutzt/verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungebrauchlich · ungebräuchlich · German

ungebräuchlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 ungebräuchlich
PropertyValue
Headwordungebräuchlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungebräuchlich” sits in German frequency

ungebräuchlich falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ungebräuchlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht üblich; so, dass es nicht gebraucht/benutzt/verwendet wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for ungebräuchlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ungebräuchlich, spelled U-N-G-E-B-R-Ä-U-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht üblich; so, dass es nicht gebraucht/benutzt/verwendet wird

Synonyms

unüblich

Antonyms

gebräuchlich

This word in other languages

uncommon(English)desusado(Español)inusité(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungebräuchlich"?
"ungebräuchlich" is spelled U-N-G-E-B-R-Ä-U-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç].
What does "ungebräuchlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ungebräuchlich" means: nicht üblich; so, dass es nicht gebraucht/benutzt/verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "ungebräuchlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungebräuchlich" is [ˈʊnɡəˌbʁɔɪ̯çlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungebräuchlich" come from?
"ungebräuchlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list