Ungeheuerlichkeit
[ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ungeheuerlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, extrem schrecklich/ungeheuerlich zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungeheuerlichkeit · Ungeheuerlichkeit · German
Ungeheuerlichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | Ungeheuerlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ungeheuerlichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ungeheuerlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, extrem schrecklich/ungeheuerlich zu sein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ungeheuerlichkeit, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ungeheuerlichkeit, spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, extrem schrecklich/ungeheuerlich zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ungeheuerlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nichts jedoch hätte bei ihnen auf die Ungeheuerlichkeit eines Verbrechens hingedeutet, nicht einmal bei Pepa, die am unbeherrschtesten war.“
„Es ist eine ganz gewöhnliche deutsche Familiengeschichte, die trotz, vielleicht auch wegen ihrer Ungeheuerlichkeit selten erzählt wird.“
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.