ungebührlich
[ˈʊnɡəˌbyːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“ungebührlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht so, wie es gebührt, ungehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungebuhrlich · ungebührlich · German
ungebührlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ungebührlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌbyːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ungebührlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ungebührlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌbyːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht so, wie es gebührt, ungehörig".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ungebührlich, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ungebührlich, spelled U-N-G-E-B-Ü-H-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht so, wie es gebührt, ungehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungebührlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ihr Verhalten ist ungebührlich; gerade in Anbetracht der Lage.
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.