ungünstig
\ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪç\
The verdict
“ungünstig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défavorable, contraire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ungunstig · ungünstig · French
ungünstig · 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 | ungünstig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ungünstig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ungünstig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnˌɡʏnstɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défavorable, contraire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ungünstig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ungünstig, spelled U-N-G-Ü-N-S-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Défavorable, contraire.
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.