ungläubig

/[ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,381

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ungläubig is anGermanadj. It means: etwas nicht für wahr haltend, seine Bedenken habend, seine Zweifel ausdrückend Pronounced [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Often confused with Ungläubige and ungläubigen.

Key facts for ungläubig
PropertyValue
Headwordungläubig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,381
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ungläubig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ungläubig is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,381 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ungläubig, with forms such as "nugläubig", "ugnläubig", and "unggläubig". 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, "Ungläubige", "ungläubigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ungläubig, spelled U-N-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nicht für wahr haltend, seine Bedenken habend, seine Zweifel ausdrückend
  2. 2
    keine religiöse Anschauung vertretend, nicht an Gott oder Götter glaubend, an eine andere als die eigene oder vorherrschende Religion glaubend

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nugläubig,ugnläubig,unggläubig,unglläubig,ungluäbig,ungläbuig,ungläubbig,ungläubgi,ungläubigg,ungläuibg,ungälubig,unlgäubig,unngläubig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ungläubig

Misspelling Variants of "ungläubig"

nugläubig9ugnläubig9unggläubig10unglläubig10ungluäbig9ungläbuig9ungläubbig10ungläubgi9
Misspelling Variants of "ungläubig"

Frequency rank: #29,381 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungläubig"?
"ungläubig" is spelled U-N-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç].
What does "ungläubig" mean?
As an adj, "ungläubig" means: etwas nicht für wahr haltend, seine Bedenken habend, seine Zweifel ausdrückend
What words are commonly confused with "ungläubig"?
"ungläubig" is commonly confused with "Ungläubige", "ungläubigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ungläubig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungläubig" is [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungläubig" come from?
"ungläubig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.