ungenügend

[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t]/ adj

The verdict

“ungenügend” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,894
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Deutschland, keine Steigerung: schlechteste Schulnote; eine Sechs

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungenugend · ungenügend · German

ungenügend · rank #28,894 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,894
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umschreibung

Nearest frequency peer: Umschreibung (-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 „ungenügend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungenügend
PropertyValue
Headwordungenügend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,894
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungenügend“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umschreibung“ (#28,893), „universell“ (#28,895), „ukrainischer“ (#28,892). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungenügend“ bei #28,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ungenügend (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,894 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungenügend, with forms such as "nugenügend", "ugnenügend", and "unegnügend". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ungenügend, spelled U-N-G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Deutschland, keine Steigerung: schlechteste Schulnote; eine Sechs
  2. 2
    im Hinblick auf bestimmte Anforderungen nicht hinreichend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Arbeit wurde mit ungenügend bewertet.
  2. Die Versorgung mit Nachschub war ungenügend.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugenügend
  • ugnenügend
  • unegnügend
  • ungengüend
  • ungennügend
  • ungenüegnd
  • ungenügedn
  • ungenügendd
  • ungenügennd
  • ungenüggend
  • ungenügned
  • ungeüngend
  • unggenügend
  • ungneügend
  • unngenügend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungenügend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nugenügend2ugnenügend2unegnügend2ungengüend2ungennügend1ungenüegnd2ungenügedn2ungenügendd1
Edit distance from "ungenügend"

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 "ungenügend"?
"ungenügend" is spelled U-N-G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t].
What does "ungenügend" mean?
As an adjective, "ungenügend" means: in Deutschland, keine Steigerung: schlechteste Schulnote; eine Sechs
What are common misspellings of "ungenügend"?
Common misspellings include "nugenügend", "ugnenügend", "unegnügend", "ungengüend", "ungennügend". The correct spelling is "ungenügend".
How do you pronounce "ungenügend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungenügend" is [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungenügend" come from?
"ungenügend" 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 "ungenügend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list