Unaufmerksamkeit

[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unaufmerksamkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,174 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,174
frequency rank, German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mangelnde Sorgfalt bei der gezielten Wahrnehmung der Umwelt

Key facts for Unaufmerksamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnaufmerksamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#87,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unaufmerksamkeit” 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). Unaufmerksamkeit 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 Unaufmerksamkeit is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,174 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mangelnde Sorgfalt bei der gezielten Wahrnehmung der Umwelt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Unaufmerksamkeit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Unaufmerksamkeit, spelled U-N-A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mangelnde Sorgfalt bei der gezielten Wahrnehmung der Umwelt

Synonyms

UnachtsamkeitUnkonzentriertheit

Antonyms

AchtsamkeitAufmerksamkeitKonzentriertheit

This word in other languages

inattentiveness(English)inattention(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 "Unaufmerksamkeit"?
"Unaufmerksamkeit" is spelled U-N-A-U-F-M-E-R-K-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unaufmerksamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unaufmerksamkeit" means: mangelnde Sorgfalt bei der gezielten Wahrnehmung der Umwelt
How do you pronounce "Unaufmerksamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unaufmerksamkeit" is [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unaufmerksamkeit" come from?
"Unaufmerksamkeit" 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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Using “Unaufmerksamkeit”

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-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯fˌmɛʁkzaːmkaɪ̯t] (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