Which to use
“unbegrenzt” and “unbegrenzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,437
- “unbegrenzt” frequency rank
- #25,356
- “unbegrenzte” frequency rank
- 42793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unbegrenzt | unbegrenzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne dass ein Limit festgelegt ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbegrenzt |
Where the eye mixes unbegrenzt and unbegrenzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unbegrenzt runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against unbegrenzte's 11 (VCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unbegrenzt with unbegrenzte
A purely visual mix-up. unbegrenzt ([ˈʊnbəˌɡʁɛnt͡st]) and unbegrenzte ([ˈʊnbəˌɡʁɛnt͡stə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “unbegrenzt” sits inside “unbegrenzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unbegrenzt is recorded at frequency rank #17,437, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌɡʁɛnt͡st]. unbegrenzte is at rank #25,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌɡʁɛnt͡stə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42793, this pair ranks #1,438,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unbegrenzt vs unbegrenzte
Shared letters: begnrtuz. Private to "unbegrenzt": -. Private to "unbegrenzte": -.
"unbegrenzt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "unbegrenzte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unbegrenzt ← nubegrenzt · ubnegrenzt · unbbegrenzt · unbegernzt · unbeggrenzt · unbegrennzt · unbegrentz · unbegrenztt
- unbegrenzte ← nubegrenzte · ubnegrenzte · unbbegrenzte · unbegernzte · unbeggrenzte · unbegrennzte · unbegrentze · unbegrenzet
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unbegrenzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unbegrenzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unbegrenzt" and "unbegrenzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unbegrenzte vs unbegrenzten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,438,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.