unaufmerksam

[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]

/[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“unaufmerksam” is uncommon German (frequency #75,156 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,156
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert

Corpus desk

Index DE-unaufmerksam · unaufmerksam · German

unaufmerksam · rank #75,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,156
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unangemessenen

Nearest frequency peer: unangemessenen (-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 „unaufmerksam“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unaufmerksam
PropertyValue
Headwordunaufmerksam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unaufmerksam“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unaufmerksamfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unangemessenen“ (#75,155), „undemokratische“ (#75,157), „Umzugskartons“ (#75,154). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unaufmerksam“ bei #75,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unaufmerksam is uncommon German at frequency #75,156 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unaufmerksam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unaufmerksam, spelled U-N-A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert
  2. 2
    wenig Zuvorkommenheit zeigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schüler wirkte sehr unaufmerksam während des Unterrichts und nicht bei der Sache.
  2. „Extrem unaufmerksames Verhalten kann schnell zu Unfällen führen.“

Synonyms

gedankenverlorengeistesabwesendunkonzentriertzerstreutachtlosnachlässigunachtsamunbedachtverantwortungslos

Antonyms

achtsamfokussiertkonzentriertwachsamaufmerksamentgegenkommendzuvorkommend

This word in other languages

inattentif(Français)

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 "unaufmerksam"?
"unaufmerksam" is spelled U-N-A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm].
What does "unaufmerksam" mean?
As an adjective, "unaufmerksam" means: geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert
How do you pronounce "unaufmerksam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unaufmerksam" is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unaufmerksam" come from?
"unaufmerksam" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list