untauglich
[ˈʊnˌtaʊ̯klɪç]
The verdict
“untauglich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,265 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #37,265
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für den vorgesehenen Zweck ungeeignet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untauglich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌtaʊ̯klɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “untauglich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for untauglich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌtaʊ̯klɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,265 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "für den vorgesehenen Zweck ungeeignet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for untauglich, with forms such as "nutauglich", "unatuglich", and "unntauglich". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is untauglich, spelled U-N-T-A-U-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1für den vorgesehenen Zweck ungeeignet
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nutauglich,unatuglich,unntauglich,untagulich,untaugglich,untaugilch,untauglcih,untauglicch,untauglichh,untauglihc,untaugllich,untaulgich,unttauglich,untuaglich,utnauglich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of untauglich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “untauglich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-A-U-G-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnˌtaʊ̯klɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.