ungewollt

[ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]/ adj

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The verdict

“ungewollt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,747
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungewollt · ungewollt · German

ungewollt · rank #23,747 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,747
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unabhängiges

Nearest frequency peer: unabhängiges (-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 „ungewollt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ungewollt“ 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).

ungewollt vs ungewollte
90% similar
ungewollt vs ungewohnt
78% similar

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

Key facts for ungewollt
PropertyValue
Headwordungewollt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,747
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ungewollt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ungewolltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unabhängiges“ (#23,746), „ungewöhnlicher“ (#23,748), „umkehren“ (#23,745). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungewollt“ bei #23,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ungewollt (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,747 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungewollt, with forms such as "nugewollt", "ugnewollt", and "unegwollt". 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, "ungewollte", "ungewohnt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ungewollt, spelled U-N-G-E-W-O-L-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Roma seien überall ein ungewolltes Volk, das in seinen Herkunftsländern offen diskriminiert werde.“
  2. „In Deutschland sind etwa sechs bis zehn Prozent aller Paare ungewollt kinderlos.“

Synonyms

unabsichtlichunerwünscht

Antonyms

gewollt

This word in other languages

unwanted(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nugewollt
  • ugnewollt
  • unegwollt
  • ungeowllt
  • ungewlolt
  • ungewolltt
  • ungewolt
  • ungewoltl
  • ungewwollt
  • unggewollt
  • ungweollt
  • unngewollt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungewollt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nugewollt2ugnewollt2unegwollt2ungeowllt2ungewlolt2ungewolltt1ungewolt1ungewoltl2
Edit distance from "ungewollt"

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 "ungewollt"?
"ungewollt" is spelled U-N-G-E-W-O-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt].
What does "ungewollt" mean?
As an adjective, "ungewollt" means: ohne Absicht geschehen, nicht gewollt
What words are commonly confused with "ungewollt"?
"ungewollt" is commonly confused with "ungewollte", "ungewohnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungewollt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungewollt" is [ˈʊnɡəˌvɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungewollt" come from?
"ungewollt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verbannen#23,758Verdauung#23,759Teneriffa#23,731temporäre#23,730

Similar misspelling depth

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

umkehren12 variantsverkommen12 variantssunshine12 variantsstreckt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list