ungerne

[ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ]

/[ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ]/ adv

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The verdict

“ungerne” is uncommon German (frequency #55,790 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,790
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - widerwillig, mit Widerwillen

Key facts for ungerne
PropertyValue
Headwordungerne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungerne” 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). ungerne 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

ungerne is uncommon German at frequency #55,790 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "widerwillig, mit Widerwillen".

ungerne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ungerne, spelled U-N-G-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    widerwillig, mit Widerwillen

Antonyms

gerne

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 "ungerne"?
"ungerne" is spelled U-N-G-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ].
What does "ungerne" mean?
As an adverb, "ungerne" means: widerwillig, mit Widerwillen
How do you pronounce "ungerne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungerne" is [ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungerne" come from?
"ungerne" 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 “ungerne”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-R-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnˌɡɛʁnɛ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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