ungewiss
[ˈʊnɡəvɪs]
The verdict
“ungewiss” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,413
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (noch) nicht feststehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungewiss · ungewiss · German
ungewiss · rank #18,413 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,413
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH ungefährlich
Nearest frequency peer: ungefährlich (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ungewiss”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- umgegangen
umgegangen
81,591 corpus weight
- una
una
81,590 corpus weight
- ungefährlich
ungefährlich
81,589 corpus weight
- ungewiss
ungewiss
81,588 corpus weight
- Unterfranken
Unterfranken
81,587 corpus weight
- unterhielt
unterhielt
81,586 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ungewiss” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungewiss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəvɪs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “ungewiss” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around ungewiss (IPA [ˈʊnɡəvɪs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,413 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungewiss, with forms such as "nugewiss", "ugnewiss", and "unegwiss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ungewisse", "ungewissen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ungewiss, spelled U-N-G-E-W-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1(noch) nicht feststehend
- 2keine Klarheit über etwas besitzend
- 3wegen der Beschaffenheit nicht deutlich wahrnehmbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ungewiss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie das Finale der Champions League ausgeht, ist noch ungewiss.
Sie ist sich noch ungewiss, welche Lampe sie für ihren Nachttisch kaufen soll.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nugewiss
- ugnewiss
- unegwiss
- ungeiwss
- ungewis
- ungewiß
- ungewsis
- ungewwiss
- unggewiss
- ungweiss
- unngewiss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungewiss - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ungewiss", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ungewiss". Here's where to go from here.
- "ungewiss" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ungewisse". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,413 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.