unaufmerksam

[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]

/[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“unaufmerksam” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,156 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#75,156
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert

Key facts for unaufmerksam
PropertyValue
Headwordunaufmerksam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unaufmerksam” 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). unaufmerksam 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 unaufmerksam is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,156 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “unaufmerksam”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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