untadelig

[ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen keine Regel oder Anforderung verstoßend

Corpus desk

Index DE-untadelig · untadelig · German

untadelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 untadelig
PropertyValue
Headworduntadelig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „untadelig“ im Deutschen

untadeligliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

untadelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen keine Regel oder Anforderung verstoßend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for untadelig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is untadelig, spelled U-N-T-A-D-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen keine Regel oder Anforderung verstoßend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wann er untadelig erfunden worden und sich rein bekannt hat, lassen sie ihn niederknieen und halten gräuliche Gebete und Beschwörungen über ihn, die ich nicht wieder erzählen darf.
  2. „Ziel ihrer zunehmend panischen Brautschau: ein Theaterleiter, natürlich der schönste im ganzen Land, der mit dem höchsten Marktwert, der besten Presse, den untadeligsten Manieren, am besten alles auf einmal.“

Antonyms

tadelhaft

This word in other languages

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 "untadelig"?
"untadelig" is spelled U-N-T-A-D-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç].
What does "untadelig" mean?
As an adjective, "untadelig" means: gegen keine Regel oder Anforderung verstoßend
How do you pronounce "untadelig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untadelig" is [ˈʊnˌtaːdəlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untadelig" come from?
"untadelig" 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