ungerecht

[ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungerecht” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,382
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gerecht, dem Recht und Rechtsempfinden zuwiderlaufend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungerecht · ungerecht · German

ungerecht · rank #10,382 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,382
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH UdSSR

Nearest frequency peer: UdSSR (-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 „ungerecht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ungerecht“ 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).

ungerecht vs Unrecht
67% similar
ungerecht vs ungerechte
90% similar

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

Key facts for ungerecht
PropertyValue
Headwordungerecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,382
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungerecht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ungerechtliegt 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: „UdSSR“ (#10,381), „unterstützte“ (#10,383), „tödliche“ (#10,380). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungerecht“ bei #10,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ungerecht (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,382 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht gerecht, dem Recht und Rechtsempfinden zuwiderlaufend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungerecht, with forms such as "nugerecht", "ugnerecht", and "unegrecht". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unrecht", "ungerechte", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ungerecht, spelled U-N-G-E-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht gerecht, dem Recht und Rechtsempfinden zuwiderlaufend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hälfte der Deutschen hält das Schulsystem für ungerecht.
  2. Die Vier in Englisch ist ungerecht.

Antonyms

gerecht

This word in other languages

unjust(English)injusto(Español)injuste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugerecht
  • ugnerecht
  • unegrecht
  • ungeercht
  • ungerceht
  • ungereccht
  • ungerechht
  • ungerechtt
  • ungerecth
  • ungerehct
  • ungerrecht
  • unggerecht
  • ungreecht
  • unngerecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungerecht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nugerecht2ugnerecht2unegrecht2ungeercht2ungerceht2ungereccht1ungerechht1ungerechtt1
Edit distance from "ungerecht"

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 "ungerecht"?
"ungerecht" is spelled U-N-G-E-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt].
What does "ungerecht" mean?
As an adjective, "ungerecht" means: nicht gerecht, dem Recht und Rechtsempfinden zuwiderlaufend
What words are commonly confused with "ungerecht"?
"ungerecht" is commonly confused with "Unrecht", "ungerechte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungerecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungerecht" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungerecht" come from?
"ungerecht" 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 "ungerecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list