ungenügenden

[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungenügenden” is uncommon German (frequency #89,718 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,718
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 ungenügend

Key facts for ungenügenden
PropertyValue
Headwordungenügenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungenügenden” 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). ungenügenden 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

ungenügenden is uncommon German at frequency #89,718 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ungenügenden in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ungenügenden, spelled U-N-G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "ungenügenden"?
"ungenügenden" is spelled U-N-G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən].
What does "ungenügenden" mean?
As an adjective, "ungenügenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungenügend
How do you pronounce "ungenügenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungenügenden" is [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungenügenden" come from?
"ungenügenden" 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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Using “ungenügenden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnɡəˌnyːɡn̩dən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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