ungewisse

[ˈʊnɡəvɪsə]

/[ˈʊnɡəvɪsə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungewisse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,840
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungewisse · ungewisse · German

ungewisse · rank #37,840 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,840
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungeklärten

Nearest frequency peer: ungeklärten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ungewisse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ungewisse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ungewisse vs ungewissen
90% similar
ungewisse vs ungewiss
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ungewisse
PropertyValue
Headwordungewisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəvɪsə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,840
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungewisse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ungewisseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ungeklärten“ (#37,839), „ungewohnten“ (#37,841), „Uneinigkeit“ (#37,838). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungewisse“ bei #37,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ungewisse (IPA [ˈʊnɡəvɪsə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,840 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungewisse, with forms such as "nugewisse", "ugnewisse", and "unegwisse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ungewissen", "ungewiss", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ungewisse, spelled U-N-G-E-W-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugewisse
  • ugnewisse
  • unegwisse
  • ungeiwsse
  • ungewise
  • ungewises
  • ungewiße
  • ungewsise
  • ungewwisse
  • unggewisse
  • ungweisse
  • unngewisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungewisse - 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.

nugewisse2ugnewisse2unegwisse2ungeiwsse2ungewise1ungewises2ungewiße2ungewsise2
Edit distance from "ungewisse"

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 "ungewisse"?
"ungewisse" is spelled U-N-G-E-W-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəvɪsə].
What does "ungewisse" mean?
As an adjective, "ungewisse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewiss
What words are commonly confused with "ungewisse"?
"ungewisse" is commonly confused with "ungewissen", "ungewiss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungewisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungewisse" is [ˈʊnɡəvɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungewisse" come from?
"ungewisse" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Torpedos12 variantsTeamchef12 variantsSägewerk12 variantsSubjekte12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list