ungemütlich

[ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungemütlich” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,360
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht irritierend, nicht behaglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungemutlich · ungemütlich · German

ungemütlich · rank #25,360 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,360
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unendlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Unendlichkeit (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ungemütlich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ungemütlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ungemütlich vs undeutlich
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ungemütlich
PropertyValue
Headwordungemütlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,360
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungemütlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ungemütlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unendlichkeit“ (#25,359), „unglaublicher“ (#25,361), „uncool“ (#25,358). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungemütlich“ bei #25,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around ungemütlich (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,360 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "leicht irritierend, nicht behaglich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungemütlich, with forms such as "nugemütlich", "ugnemütlich", and "unegmütlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "undeutlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ungemütlich, spelled U-N-G-E-M-Ü-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht irritierend, nicht behaglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ungemütlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Plötzlich breitete sich eine sehr ungemütliche Stimmung aus.

Synonyms

unbehaglich

Antonyms

gemütlich

This word in other languages

uncomfortable(English)incómodo(Español)désagréable(Français)incômodo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugemütlich
  • ugnemütlich
  • unegmütlich
  • ungemmütlich
  • ungemtülich
  • ungemültich
  • ungemütilch
  • ungemütlcih
  • ungemütlicch
  • ungemütlichh
  • ungemütlihc
  • ungemütllich
  • ungemüttlich
  • ungeümtlich
  • unggemütlich
  • ungmeütlich
  • unngemütlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungemütlich - 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.

nugemütlich2ugnemütlich2unegmütlich2ungemmütlich1ungemtülich2ungemültich2ungemütilch2ungemütlcih2
Edit distance from "ungemütlich"

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 "ungemütlich"?
"ungemütlich" is spelled U-N-G-E-M-Ü-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç].
What does "ungemütlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ungemütlich" means: leicht irritierend, nicht behaglich
What words are commonly confused with "ungemütlich"?
"ungemütlich" is commonly confused with "undeutlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungemütlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungemütlich" is [ˈʊnɡəˌmyːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungemütlich" come from?
"ungemütlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unbegrenzte#25,356Tschernobyl#25,352Veranlagung#25,370Trauerspiel#25,349

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Verleumdung17 variantsStadtmuseum17 variantsSchönheiten17 variantsZweibrücken17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list