ungeschminkt

[ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungeschminkt” is uncommon German (frequency #52,514 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,514
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - keine Schminke tragend

Key facts for ungeschminkt
PropertyValue
Headwordungeschminkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ungeschminkt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ungeschminkt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungeschminkt is uncommon German at frequency #52,514 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ungeschminkt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ungeschminkt, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-M-I-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Schminke tragend
  2. 2
    freiheraus; nicht beschönigend

Antonyms

geschminkt

This word in other languages

unvarnished(English)

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 "ungeschminkt"?
"ungeschminkt" is spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-M-I-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt].
What does "ungeschminkt" mean?
As an adjective, "ungeschminkt" means: keine Schminke tragend
How do you pronounce "ungeschminkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungeschminkt" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungeschminkt" come from?
"ungeschminkt" 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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Using “ungeschminkt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-S-C-H-M-I-N-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnɡəˌʃmɪŋkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list