ungläubig
[ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]
The verdict
“ungläubig” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,381
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas nicht für wahr haltend, seine Bedenken habend, seine Zweifel ausdrückend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungläubig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ungläubig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around ungläubig (IPA [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,381 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ungläubig, spelled U-N-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1etwas nicht für wahr haltend, seine Bedenken habend, seine Zweifel ausdrückend
- 2keine religiöse Anschauung vertretend, nicht an Gott oder Götter glaubend, an eine andere als die eigene oder vorherrschende Religion glaubend
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nugläubig,ugnläubig,unggläubig,unglläubig,ungluäbig,ungläbuig,ungläubbig,ungläubgi,ungläubigg,ungläuibg,ungälubig,unlgäubig,unngläubig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ungläubig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “ungläubig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ungläubige” - see the side-by-side comparison. ungläubig vs Ungläubige
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.