unangenehm

[ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]

/[ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]/ adj

The verdict

“unangenehm” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,776
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-unangenehm · unangenehm · German

unangenehm · rank #5,776 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,776
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umfassende

Nearest frequency peer: umfassende (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “unangenehm”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unangenehm” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unangenehm vs unangenehme
91% similar
unangenehm vs unangenehmen
83% similar
unangenehm vs unangenehmer
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unangenehm
PropertyValue
Headwordunangenehm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,776
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unangenehm” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).unangenehm lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unangenehm (IPA [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,776 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unangenehm, with forms such as "nuangenehm", "uanngenehm", and "unagnenehm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unangenehme", "unangenehmen", "unangenehmer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unangenehm, spelled U-N-A-N-G-E-N-E-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unangenehm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der Wohnung schlugen ihr unangenehme Gerüche entgegen.
  2. Am unangenehmsten war mir dieser eine Gast.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuangenehm
  • uanngenehm
  • unagnenehm
  • unanegnehm
  • unangeenhm
  • unangenehhm
  • unangenehmm
  • unangenemh
  • unangenhem
  • unangennehm
  • unanggenehm
  • unangneehm
  • unanngenehm
  • unnagenehm
  • unnangenehm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unangenehm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuangenehm2uanngenehm2unagnenehm2unanegnehm2unangeenhm2unangenehhm1unangenehmm1unangenemh2
Edit distance from "unangenehm"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unangenehm"?
"unangenehm" is spelled U-N-A-N-G-E-N-E-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm].
What does "unangenehm" mean?
As an adjective, "unangenehm" means: nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich
What words are commonly confused with "unangenehm"?
"unangenehm" is commonly confused with "unangenehme", "unangenehmen", "unangenehmer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unangenehm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unangenehm" is [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unangenehm" come from?
"unangenehm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unangenehm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "unangenehm" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "unangenehme". View pair
  • 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,776 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list