Ungeziefer
[ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ]
The verdict
“Ungeziefer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,822
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bestimmte unerwünschte oder für schädlich gehaltene kleine Tiere, insbesondere Insekten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ungeziefer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ungeziefer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ungeziefer (IPA [ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,822 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bestimmte unerwünschte oder für schädlich gehaltene kleine Tiere, insbesondere Insekten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ungeziefer, with forms such as "nugeziefer", "ugneziefer", and "unegziefer". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ungeziefer, spelled U-N-G-E-Z-I-E-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1bestimmte unerwünschte oder für schädlich gehaltene kleine Tiere, insbesondere Insekten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nugeziefer,ugneziefer,unegziefer,ungeizefer,ungezeifer,ungezieefr,ungezieferr,ungezieffer,ungeziefre,ungezifeer,ungezziefer,unggeziefer,ungzeiefer,unngeziefer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ungeziefer - 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.
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Using “Ungeziefer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-E-Z-I-E-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.