ungerade

\ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\

/\ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impair.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ungerade · ungerade · French

ungerade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 ungerade
PropertyValue
Headwordungerade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ungerade » en français

ungeradesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ungerade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ungerade, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ungerade, spelled U-N-G-E-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impair.
  2. 2
    Inégal, accidenté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Drei ist eine ungerade Zahl.
  2. Das Gelände ist uneben.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ungerade"?
"ungerade" is spelled U-N-G-E-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\.
What does "ungerade" mean?
As an adjective, "ungerade" means: Impair.
How do you pronounce "ungerade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungerade" is \ˈʊnɡəˌʁaːdə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungerade" come from?
"ungerade" is a French 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