Which to use
“unkontrolliert” and “unkontrollierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,101
- “unkontrolliert” frequency rank
- #34,426
- “unkontrollierte” frequency rank
- 61527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unkontrolliert | unkontrollierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keine Kontrolle besitzend, ohne Kontrolle sein; nicht kontrolliert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unkontrolliert |
Where the eye mixes unkontrolliert and unkontrollierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. unkontrolliert runs 14 letters (VCCVCCCVCCVVCC) against unkontrollierte's 15 (VCCVCCCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unkontrolliert with unkontrollierte
A purely visual mix-up. unkontrolliert ([ˈʊnkɔntʁɔˌliːɐ̯t]) and unkontrollierte ([ˈʊnkɔntʁɔˌliːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “unkontrolliert” sits inside “unkontrollierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unkontrolliert is recorded at frequency rank #27,101, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnkɔntʁɔˌliːɐ̯t]. unkontrollierte is at rank #34,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnkɔntʁɔˌliːɐ̯tə].
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 61527, this pair ranks #746,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unkontrolliert vs unkontrollierte
Shared letters: eiklnortu. Private to "unkontrolliert": -. Private to "unkontrollierte": -.
"unkontrolliert" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVVCC · "unkontrollierte" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unkontrolliert ← nukontrolliert · uknontrolliert · unkkontrolliert · unknotrolliert · unkonntrolliert · unkonrtolliert · unkontorlliert · unkontrloliert
- unkontrollierte ← nukontrollierte · uknontrollierte · unkkontrollierte · unknotrollierte · unkonntrollierte · unkonrtollierte · unkontorllierte · unkontrlolierte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unkontrolliert" and "unkontrollierte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unkontrolliert" vs "unkontrollierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unkontrolliert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unkontrollierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #746,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #746,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.