ungewiss
\ˈʊn.ɡə.vɪs\
The verdict
“ungewiss” 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) - Incertain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ungewiss · ungewiss · French
ungewiss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | ungewiss |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊn.ɡə.vɪs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ungewiss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊn.ɡə.vɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incertain.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ungewiss in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 French form is ungewiss, spelled U-N-G-E-W-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1Incertain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungewiss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Leben war in sowjetischer Zeit zwar zumeist armselig und ungewiss, aber als Russe, als Angehöriger einer slawischen Brudernation, ja selbst als sonstiger Sowjetbürger konnte sich der Einzelne etwas vom Ruhm der Supermacht selbst zurechnen.
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.