Ungeschicklichkeit
[ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ungeschicklichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, nicht geschickt zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungeschicklichkeit · Ungeschicklichkeit · German
Ungeschicklichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Ungeschicklichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ungeschicklichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ungeschicklichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ungeschicklichkeit, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ungeschicklichkeit, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, nicht geschickt zu sein
- 2Handlung, die von [1] geprägt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ungeschicklichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Konrad hatte sich mit seiner üblichen Ungeschicklichkeit beim Versuch, den Schinken möglichst dünn zu schneiden, in den Finger geschnitten.“
„Ab und zu lachten die beiden, wenn Suse von den Jahren mit Herbert erzählte, von ihren und seinen Ungeschicklichkeiten und den kleinen Missverständnissen in ihrer Ehe, um gleich darauf wieder das Taschentuch herauszuholen, um sich die Tränen abzuwischen.“
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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.