untüchtig
[ˈʊnˌtʏçtɪç]
The verdict
“untüchtig” 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) - nicht tüchtig, nicht fleißig
Corpus desk
Index DE-untuchtig · untüchtig · German
untüchtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untüchtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌtʏçtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „untüchtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
untüchtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌtʏçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
untüchtig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 untüchtig, spelled U-N-T-Ü-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht tüchtig, nicht fleißig
- 2nicht funktionstüchtig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how untüchtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war in der Schule nur sehr untüchtig und brach deswegen die Schule ab.
Antonyms
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.