ungeschickt

[ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungeschickt” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,934
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht geschickt, nicht gewandt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungeschickt · ungeschickt · German

ungeschickt · rank #22,934 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,934
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbeliebt

Nearest frequency peer: unbeliebt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ungeschickt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ungeschickt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungeschickt
PropertyValue
Headwordungeschickt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,934
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungeschickt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ungeschicktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unbeliebt“ (#22,933), „umfallen“ (#22,932), „unsympathisch“ (#22,936). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungeschickt“ bei #22,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around ungeschickt (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,934 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht geschickt, nicht gewandt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungeschickt, with forms such as "nugeschickt", "ugneschickt", and "unegschickt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 ungeschickt, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht geschickt, nicht gewandt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er ist sehr ungeschickt.

Synonyms

unbeholfentrampelig

This word in other languages

clumsy(English)torpe(Español)maladroit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugeschickt
  • ugneschickt
  • unegschickt
  • ungecshickt
  • ungescchickt
  • ungeschcikt
  • ungeschhickt
  • ungeschicckt
  • ungeschickkt
  • ungeschicktt
  • ungeschictk
  • ungeschikct
  • ungescihckt
  • ungeshcickt
  • ungesschickt
  • unggeschickt
  • ungsechickt
  • unngeschickt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungeschickt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nugeschickt2ugneschickt2unegschickt2ungecshickt2ungescchickt1ungeschcikt2ungeschhickt1ungeschicckt1
Edit distance from "ungeschickt"

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 "ungeschickt"?
"ungeschickt" is spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt].
What does "ungeschickt" mean?
As an adjective, "ungeschickt" means: nicht geschickt, nicht gewandt
What are common misspellings of "ungeschickt"?
Common misspellings include "nugeschickt", "ugneschickt", "unegschickt", "ungecshickt", "ungescchickt". The correct spelling is "ungeschickt".
How do you pronounce "ungeschickt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeschickt" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeschickt" come from?
"ungeschickt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ungeschickt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list