ungeschickt
\ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt\
The verdict
“ungeschickt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ungeschickt · ungeschickt · French
ungeschickt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ungeschickt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ungeschickt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnɡəˌʃɪkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladroit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ungeschickt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ungeschickt, spelled U-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-T.
Definition
- 1Maladroit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungeschickt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf der Rückfahrt redeten wir kaum. In der Hotelhalle küssten Pam und Barbara Rudi mehrmals auf die Wange und wünschten eine gute Nacht. Ich drückte ihm die Hand und klopfte ihm unbeholfen auf die Schulter. Bei so etwas sind Männer wirklich ungeschickt.
Synonyms
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.