ungeschliffen
German, adjective[ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɪfn̩]
ungeschliffen is spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-L-I-F-F-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ungeschliffen is a German adjective meaning “unpolished; uncut (as a stone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht geschliffen, eine unbearbeitete Oberfläche habend”.
What does ungeschliffen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unpolished; uncut (as a stone)
- 2
crude, coarse (as a person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht geschliffen, eine unbearbeitete Oberfläche habend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ungeschliffen
- ungeschliffener masculine nominative singular
- ungeschliffene positive nominative strong
- ungeschliffenes positive nominative strong
- ungeschliffenen positive genitive strong
- ungeschliffenem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ungeschliffen?
- [ˈʊnɡəˌʃlɪfn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ungeschliffen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ungeschliffen in German?
ungeschliffen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).