unaufgefordert

[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt]

/[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt]/ adj

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The verdict

“unaufgefordert” is uncommon German (frequency #52,508 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,508
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang

Corpus desk

Index DE-unaufgefordert · unaufgefordert · German

unaufgefordert · rank #52,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,508
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umweltschutzes

Nearest frequency peer: Umweltschutzes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unaufgefordert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unaufgefordert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unaufgefordert
PropertyValue
Headwordunaufgefordert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#52,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unaufgefordert“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unaufgefordertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Umweltschutzes“ (#52,507), „undichte“ (#52,509), „Umstellungen“ (#52,506). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unaufgefordert“ bei #52,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unaufgefordert is uncommon German at frequency #52,508 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unaufgefordert has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 unaufgefordert, spelled U-N-A-U-F-G-E-F-O-R-D-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang
  2. 2
    ohne, um etwas gebeten, zu etwas eingeladen worden zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als eine schwangere Frau den Bus betrat, erhob sich Silke unaufgefordert und bot ihren Platz an.
  2. „Wenn Sie über Ihre Schwächen sprechen, dann sollten Sie keineswegs zu großzügig sein und unaufgefordert gleich eine ganze Reihe von Schwachpunkten preisgeben.“

Synonyms

aus freien Stückenaus sich herausfreiwilligspontansua sponteungezwungenunverlangtvon selbstvon sich ausungebetenungefragtunverlangt

Antonyms

gezwungenermaßenunfreiwillig

This word in other languages

unasked(English)

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 "unaufgefordert"?
"unaufgefordert" is spelled U-N-A-U-F-G-E-F-O-R-D-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt].
What does "unaufgefordert" mean?
As an adjective, "unaufgefordert" means: aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne direkte Aufforderung, ohne Zwang
How do you pronounce "unaufgefordert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unaufgefordert" is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fɡəˌfɔʁdɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unaufgefordert" come from?
"unaufgefordert" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umweltschutzes#52,507traumatisierte#52,499Verlängerungen#52,536Stromleitungen#52,464

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list