ungestüm

[ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungestüm” is uncommon German (frequency #62,013 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,013
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Zurückhaltung, äußerst temperamentvoll, stürmisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungestum · ungestüm · German

ungestüm · rank #62,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,013
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unfruchtbarke…

Nearest frequency peer: Unfruchtbarkeit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ungestüm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ungestüm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungestüm
PropertyValue
Headwordungestüm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungestüm“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ungestümfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unfruchtbarkeit“ (#62,012), „ungute“ (#62,014), „unfreundliche“ (#62,011). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungestüm“ bei #62,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungestüm is uncommon German at frequency #62,013 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ungestüm, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ungestüm, spelled U-N-G-E-S-T-Ü-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Zurückhaltung, äußerst temperamentvoll, stürmisch
  2. 2
    wild, unbändig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat ein ungestümes Temperament.
  2. „Da verlor ich den Kopf und rannte ungestüm auf sie los, und es kam zu Zusammenstößen, die für beide blamabel waren.“

This word in other languages

impetuous(English)impétueux(Français)

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 "ungestüm"?
"ungestüm" is spelled U-N-G-E-S-T-Ü-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm].
What does "ungestüm" mean?
As an adjective, "ungestüm" means: ohne Zurückhaltung, äußerst temperamentvoll, stürmisch
How do you pronounce "ungestüm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungestüm" is [ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unmensch#62,017Triumphe#62,001versohlt#62,040vertippt#62,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list