unangenehm

[ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]

/[ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]/ adj

The verdict

“unangenehm” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,776 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#5,776
frequency rank, German
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht angenehm, peinlich, ungemütlich, unerträglich

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

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unangenehm is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,776 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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.

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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Using “unangenehm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-A-N-G-E-N-E-H-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnʔanɡəˌneːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “unangenehme” - see the side-by-side comparison. unangenehm vs unangenehme
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list