Ungehorsam
[ˈʊnɡəˌhoːɐ̯zaːm]
The verdict
“Ungehorsam” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,962
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nichtbefolgung oder Weigerung, eine Verhaltensaufforderung einer Autorität auszuführen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ungehorsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌhoːɐ̯zaːm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,962 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ungehorsam” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Ungehorsam (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌhoːɐ̯zaːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,962 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nichtbefolgung oder Weigerung, eine Verhaltensaufforderung einer Autorität auszuführen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ungehorsam, with forms such as "nugehorsam", "ugnehorsam", and "uneghorsam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ungehorsam, spelled U-N-G-E-H-O-R-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1Nichtbefolgung oder Weigerung, eine Verhaltensaufforderung einer Autorität auszuführen
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nugehorsam,ugnehorsam,uneghorsam,ungehhorsam,ungehorasm,ungehorrsam,ungehorsamm,ungehorsma,ungehorssam,ungehosram,ungehrosam,ungeohrsam,unggehorsam,ungheorsam,unngehorsam
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ungehorsam - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Ungehorsam”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-H-O-R-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnɡəˌhoːɐ̯zaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.