ungelernte

[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungelernte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,788 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,788
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungelernte · ungelernte · German

ungelernte · rank #68,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,788
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unerreicht

Nearest frequency peer: unerreicht (-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 „ungelernte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungelernte
PropertyValue
Headwordungelernte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungelernte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unerreicht“ (#68,787), „unerheblicher“ (#68,786), „ungerührt“ (#68,790). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungelernte“ bei #68,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungelernte is uncommon German at frequency #68,788 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ungelernte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ungelernte, spelled U-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt

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 "ungelernte"?
"ungelernte" is spelled U-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə].
What does "ungelernte" mean?
As an adjective, "ungelernte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
How do you pronounce "ungelernte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungelernte" is [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungelernte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unerreicht#68,787umklammert#68,780unterboten#68,800Torhüterin#68,762

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list