ungeschaffen
[ˈʊnɡəˌʃafn̩]
The verdict
“ungeschaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht durch Herstellungsprozess/Akt der Schöpfung hervorgebracht, obwohl da seiend/existierend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungeschaffen · ungeschaffen · German
ungeschaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungeschaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌʃafn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ungeschaffen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ungeschaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ungeschaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ungeschaffen, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht durch Herstellungsprozess/Akt der Schöpfung hervorgebracht, obwohl da seiend/existierend
- 2nicht da seiend, nicht existierend, (noch) vor dem Akt der Schöpfung/Herstellung
- 3unschöne Gestalt habend, nicht so aussehend, wie es sein soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ungeschaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Thomas von Aquin thematisierte die Gnade im Zusammenhang mit der Sehnsucht nach Gottes Gemeinschaft und unterschied ungeschaffene Gnade (gratia increata – in Gott selbst bestehend und ohne einen zeitlichen Anfang) und geschaffene Gnade (gratia creata – eine von Gott geschenkte übernatürliche Gabe oder Wirkung Gottes und mit einem zeitlichen Anfang) gegen…
„Die göttlichen Energien […] sind keine Mittler […] zwischen Gott und uns […], sondern sind ungeschaffen und untrennbar vom göttlichen Wesen.“
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