Ungeziefer
German, noun/ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ/
Ungeziefer is spelled U-N-G-E-Z-I-E-F-E-R (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ungeziefer is a German neuter noun meaning “vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also mice, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bestimmte unerwünschte oder für schädlich gehaltene kleine Tiere, insbesondere Insekten”.
What does Ungeziefer mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutervermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also mice, etc.
Der Küchenschrank saß voller Motten und dieses Ungeziefer war in alle Dosen und Tüten eingedrungen.
- 2
neuterrarea vermin animal; a despised creature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bestimmte unerwünschte oder für schädlich gehaltene kleine Tiere, insbesondere Insekten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ungeziefer
- Ungeziefers genitive
- Ungeziefern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ungeziefer?
- /ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ/
- /ˈʊŋɡə-/
- [ˈʊnɡəˌt͡siːfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ungeziefer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ungeziefer in German?
Ungeziefer appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).