ungefährliche

[ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungefährliche” is uncommon German (frequency #77,453 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,453
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich

Key facts for ungefährliche
PropertyValue
Headwordungefährliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungefährliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ungefährliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungefährliche is uncommon German at frequency #77,453 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ungefährliche, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ungefährliche, spelled U-N-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich

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 "ungefährliche"?
"ungefährliche" is spelled U-N-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə].
What does "ungefährliche" mean?
As an adjective, "ungefährliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungefährlich
How do you pronounce "ungefährliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungefährliche" is [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungefährliche" come from?
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Using “ungefährliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnɡəˌfɛːɐ̯lɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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