unauffällig

/[ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“unauffällig” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,402 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#12,402
frequency rank, German
11
letters
12
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: keine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend

Key facts for unauffällig
PropertyValue
Headwordunauffällig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,402
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unauffällig” 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). unauffällig lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unauffällig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,402 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "keine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for unauffällig, with forms such as "nuauffällig", "uanuffällig", and "unafufällig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unauffällig, spelled U-N-A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuauffällig,uanuffällig,unafufällig,unaufflälig,unauffälig,unauffälilg,unauffällgi,unauffälligg,unaufäfllig,unaufällig,unnauffällig,unuaffällig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unauffällig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "unauffällig"

nuauffällig2uanuffällig2unafufällig2unaufflälig2unauffälig1unauffälilg2unauffällgi2unauffälligg1
Edit distance from "unauffällig"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unauffällig"?
"unauffällig" is spelled U-N-A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç].
What does "unauffällig" mean?
As an adjective, "unauffällig" means: keine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend
What are common misspellings of "unauffällig"?
Common misspellings include "nuauffällig", "uanuffällig", "unafufällig", "unaufflälig", "unauffälig". The correct spelling is "unauffällig".
How do you pronounce "unauffällig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unauffällig" is [ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unauffällig" come from?
"unauffällig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “unauffällig”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnˌʔaʊ̯fɛlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list