Ungunst

[ˈʊnɡʊnst]

/[ˈʊnɡʊnst]/ noun

The verdict

“Ungunst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - widrige Voraussetzung für etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungunst · Ungunst · German

Ungunst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Ungunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordUngunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnɡʊnst]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ungunst“ im Deutschen

Ungunstsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ungunst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnɡʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "widrige Voraussetzung für etwas".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ungunst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ungunst, spelled U-N-G-U-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    widrige Voraussetzung für etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diesmal verlor er aufgrund der Ungunst des Wetters.
  2. Die Entscheidung fiel zu seinen Ungunsten.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ungunst"?
"Ungunst" is spelled U-N-G-U-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡʊnst].
What does "Ungunst" mean?
As a noun, "Ungunst" means: widrige Voraussetzung für etwas
How do you pronounce "Ungunst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ungunst" is [ˈʊnɡʊnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ungunst" come from?
"Ungunst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list