ungeschlechtlich

[ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich anders als durch die Verschmelzung von Eizelle und Samen vermehrend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungeschlechtlich · ungeschlechtlich · German

ungeschlechtlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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 ungeschlechtlich
PropertyValue
Headwordungeschlechtlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungeschlechtlich“ im Deutschen

ungeschlechtlichschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ungeschlechtlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ungeschlechtlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 ungeschlechtlich, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich anders als durch die Verschmelzung von Eizelle und Samen vermehrend
  2. 2
    eine Geschlechtsidentität ohne Bezug zu den (binären) Geschlechtern „weiblich“ und „männlich“ aufweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie vermehren sich ungeschlechtlich auf dem Wege der Zellteilung.
  2. „Einige Pilze können sich auch ungeschlechtlich fortpflanzen.“

Synonyms

agenderneutrois

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ungeschlechtlich"?
"ungeschlechtlich" is spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç].
What does "ungeschlechtlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ungeschlechtlich" means: sich anders als durch die Verschmelzung von Eizelle und Samen vermehrend
How do you pronounce "ungeschlechtlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeschlechtlich" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɛçtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeschlechtlich" come from?
"ungeschlechtlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list