Ungeschick
[ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪk]
The verdict
“Ungeschick” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Mangel oder Fehlen von Geschick
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungeschick · Ungeschick · German
Ungeschick · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Ungeschick |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ungeschick“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ungeschick is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mangel oder Fehlen von Geschick".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ungeschick, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 Ungeschick, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1Mangel oder Fehlen von Geschick
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ungeschick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In seinem Ungeschick verletzte er eine Arterie; das führte zu einer Blutung, die er nur mit vieler Mühe stillte, und die mir ohne das Einschreiten des Bologneser Arztes Algardi, der im Dienst des Fürstbischofs von Augsburg stand, den Tod gebracht hätte.“
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.