Polyglot Dictionary

ungeheuer

/ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ɐ/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. enormous, tremendous

    • Es gab einen ungeheuren Lärm.

      There was a tremendous noise.

Similar words

groß

Groß is the plain, everyday word for big; ungeheuer is a much stronger intensifier, "enormous, tremendous."

Similar in other languages

English

tremendous

Close — enormous/tremendous and tremendous overlap.

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