ungeheuren

/[ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,795

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ungeheuren is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer Pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən]. Often confused with ungeheuer and ungeheure.

Key facts for ungeheuren
PropertyValue
Headwordungeheuren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,795
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ungeheuren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ungeheuren is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,795 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ungeheuren, with forms such as "nugeheuren", "ugneheuren", and "unegheuren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ungeheuer", "ungeheure", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ungeheuren, spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nugeheuren,ugneheuren,unegheuren,ungeehuren,ungeheruen,ungeheuern,ungeheurenn,ungeheurne,ungeheurren,ungehheuren,ungehueren,unggeheuren,ungheeuren,unngeheuren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ungeheuren

Misspelling Variants of "ungeheuren"

nugeheuren10ugneheuren10unegheuren10ungeehuren10ungeheruen10ungeheuern10ungeheurenn11ungeheurne10
Misspelling Variants of "ungeheuren"

Frequency rank: #47,795 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungeheuren"?
"ungeheuren" is spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən].
What does "ungeheuren" mean?
As an adj, "ungeheuren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
What words are commonly confused with "ungeheuren"?
"ungeheuren" is commonly confused with "ungeheuer", "ungeheure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungeheuren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeheuren" is [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeheuren" come from?
"ungeheuren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.