ungelernten

[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungelernten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,016 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,016
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungelernten · ungelernten · German

ungelernten · rank #95,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,016
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungenauer

Nearest frequency peer: ungenauer (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ungelernten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ungelernten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for ungelernten
PropertyValue
Headwordungelernten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungelernten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ungelernten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungelernten is uncommon German at frequency #95,016 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ungelernten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ungelernten, spelled U-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungelernten"?
"ungelernten" is spelled U-N-G-E-L-E-R-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩].
What does "ungelernten" mean?
As an adjective, "ungelernten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungelernt
How do you pronounce "ungelernten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungelernten" is [ˈʊnɡəˌlɛʁntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungelernten" come from?
"ungelernten" 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 "ungelernten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unabwendbar#95,011unmöglicher#95,023unterjubeln#95,027Turnvereins#95,001
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list