ungerundet

[ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət]/ adj

The verdict

“ungerundet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Rundung der Lippen, also mit gespreizten Lippen gebildet

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungerundet · ungerundet · German

ungerundet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ungerundet
PropertyValue
Headwordungerundet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungerundet“ im Deutschen

ungerundetliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungerundet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Rundung der Lippen, also mit gespreizten Lippen gebildet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ungerundet in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ungerundet, spelled U-N-G-E-R-U-N-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Rundung der Lippen, also mit gespreizten Lippen gebildet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die vorderen Vokale [ɪ], [i], [iː], [ɛ], [ɛː], [e] und [eː] werden im Deutschen ungerundet gebildet. Sie bilden einen phonologischen Gegensatz (Opposition) zu den entsprechenden gerundeten Vokalen, z.B. [ɛ] zu [œ] in dem Minimalpaar "kennen" [ˈkɛnən] - "können" [ˈkœnən].

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungerundet"?
"ungerundet" is spelled U-N-G-E-R-U-N-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət].
What does "ungerundet" mean?
As an adjective, "ungerundet" means: ohne Rundung der Lippen, also mit gespreizten Lippen gebildet
How do you pronounce "ungerundet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungerundet" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʁʊndət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungerundet" come from?
"ungerundet" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list