Polyglot Dictionary

ungewöhnlich

/ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪç/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. unusual

    Built from un- + gewöhnlich (usual, ordinary).

    • Das war eine ungewöhnliche Situation.

      That was an unusual situation.

Made of

  • gewöhnlich usual, ordinary

Similar words

ausgefallen

ausgefallen leans toward quirky or unconventional in a stylish way; ungewöhnlich is more neutrally "unusual."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

insólito

insólito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "unusual."

Portuguese

insólito

insólito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "unusual."

Practice

1 What does ungewöhnlich mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches ungewöhnlich?

See also

adjectivecompound

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