ungeheuerlich
\ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\
The verdict
“ungeheuerlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monstrueux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ungeheuerlich · ungeheuerlich · French
ungeheuerlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | ungeheuerlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ungeheuerlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʊnɡəˈhɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monstrueux.".
ungeheuerlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ungeheuerlich, spelled U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Monstrueux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungeheuerlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Dinge glaubt man ja erst, wenn man sie mit eigenen Augen sieht; und dann traut man diesen Augen nicht mehr, weil das, was man da sieht, so ungeheuerlich, so unvorstellbar ist, dass einem das Gehirn mitteilt: Nein, so was kann, so was darf nicht sein!
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