ungenauer

[ˈʊnɡəˌnaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌnaʊ̯ɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungenauer” is uncommon German (frequency #95,017 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,017
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungenauer · ungenauer · German

ungenauer · rank #95,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,017
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungelernten

Nearest frequency peer: ungelernten (-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 “ungenauer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ungenauer” 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 ungenauer
PropertyValue
Headwordungenauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌnaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungenauer” 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). ungenauer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungenauer is uncommon German at frequency #95,017 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌnaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ungenauer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ungenauer, spelled U-N-G-E-N-A-U-E-R.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umzäunten#95,010Umstandes#95,008umgeladen#95,006upcycling#95,037
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