ungeheurer

[ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungeheurer” is uncommon German (frequency #82,254 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,254
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungeheurer · ungeheurer · German

ungeheurer · rank #82,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,254
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungeeigneten

Nearest frequency peer: ungeeigneten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ungeheurer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ungeheurer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungeheurer
PropertyValue
Headwordungeheurer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungeheurer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ungeheurerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ungeeigneten“ (#82,253), „unermüdlicher“ (#82,252), „Unglauben“ (#82,256). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungeheurer“ bei #82,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungeheurer is uncommon German at frequency #82,254 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ungeheurer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ungeheurer, spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer

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 "ungeheurer"?
"ungeheurer" is spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ].
What does "ungeheurer" mean?
As an adjective, "ungeheurer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungeheuer
How do you pronounce "ungeheurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeheurer" is [ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeheurer" come from?
"ungeheurer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list