ungefährlich
[ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“ungefährlich” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,412
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es keine Gefahr birgt; so, dass keine Gefahr von etwas ausgeht
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungefahrlich · ungefährlich · German
ungefährlich · rank #18,412 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,412
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH una
Nearest frequency peer: una (-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 „ungefährlich“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- umfassendes
umfassendes
81,592 corpus weight
- umgegangen
umgegangen
81,591 corpus weight
- una
una
81,590 corpus weight
- ungefährlich
ungefährlich
81,589 corpus weight
- ungewiss
ungewiss
81,588 corpus weight
- Unterfranken
Unterfranken
81,587 corpus weight
What this shows „ungefährlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungefährlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #18,412 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungefährlich“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around ungefährlich (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,412 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass es keine Gefahr birgt; so, dass keine Gefahr von etwas ausgeht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungefährlich, with forms such as "nugefährlich", "ugnefährlich", and "unegfährlich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ungefährlich, spelled U-N-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1so, dass es keine Gefahr birgt; so, dass keine Gefahr von etwas ausgeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungefährlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Walhaie sind zwar gigantisch, aber völlig ungefährlich.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nugefährlich
- ugnefährlich
- unegfährlich
- ungeffährlich
- ungefhärlich
- ungefähhrlich
- ungefählrich
- ungefährilch
- ungefährlcih
- ungefährlicch
- ungefährlichh
- ungefährlihc
- ungefährllich
- ungefährrlich
- ungefärhlich
- ungeäfhrlich
- ungfeährlich
- unggefährlich
- unngefährlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungefährlich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ungefährlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).