ungeheuerlich

[ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]

/[ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungeheuerlich” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,524
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr groß, monströs

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungeheuerlich · ungeheuerlich · German

ungeheuerlich · rank #41,524 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,524
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH uneins

Nearest frequency peer: uneins (-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 „ungeheuerlich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ungeheuerlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungeheuerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordungeheuerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#41,524
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungeheuerlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ungeheuerlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „uneins“ (#41,523), „Universitätsstadt“ (#41,525), „unbeschädigt“ (#41,522). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungeheuerlich“ bei #41,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around ungeheuerlich (IPA [ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,524 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungeheuerlich, with forms such as "nugeheuerlich", "ugneheuerlich", and "unegheuerlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ungeheuerlich, spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr groß, monströs
  2. 2
    unerhört, unverschämt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das ist eine ungeheuerliche Behauptung, wo sind die Beweise?

Synonyms

ungeheuer

This word in other languages

monstrous(English)escandaloso(Español)incroyable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugeheuerlich
  • ugneheuerlich
  • unegheuerlich
  • ungeehuerlich
  • ungeheeurlich
  • ungeheuelrich
  • ungeheuerilch
  • ungeheuerlcih
  • ungeheuerlicch
  • ungeheuerlichh
  • ungeheuerlihc
  • ungeheuerllich
  • ungeheuerrlich
  • ungeheurelich
  • ungehheuerlich
  • ungehueerlich
  • unggeheuerlich
  • ungheeuerlich
  • unngeheuerlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungeheuerlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nugeheuerlich2ugneheuerlich2unegheuerlich2ungeehuerlich2ungeheeurlich2ungeheuelrich2ungeheuerilch2ungeheuerlcih2
Edit distance from "ungeheuerlich"

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 "ungeheuerlich"?
"ungeheuerlich" is spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç].
What does "ungeheuerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ungeheuerlich" means: sehr groß, monströs
What are common misspellings of "ungeheuerlich"?
Common misspellings include "nugeheuerlich", "ugneheuerlich", "unegheuerlich", "ungeehuerlich", "ungeheeurlich". The correct spelling is "ungeheuerlich".
How do you pronounce "ungeheuerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeheuerlich" is [ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeheuerlich" come from?
"ungeheuerlich" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ungeheuerlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verabreichung#41,533traumatischen#41,510Thermodynamik#41,502Versandhandel#41,546

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

unbeschädigt19 variantsVerwendungen19 variantsZugangsdaten19 variantsPflegeeltern19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list