unbändige

[ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə]

/[ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbändige” is uncommon German (frequency #64,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,808
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbandige · unbändige · German

unbändige · rank #64,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,808
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unberührten

Nearest frequency peer: unberührten (-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 „unbändige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbändige
PropertyValue
Headwordunbändige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbändige“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unbändigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unberührten“ (#64,807), „Umwälzung“ (#64,806), „unechten“ (#64,810). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbändige“ bei #64,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbändige is uncommon German at frequency #64,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for unbändige in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unbändige, spelled U-N-B-Ä-N-D-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig

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 "unbändige"?
"unbändige" is spelled U-N-B-Ä-N-D-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə].
What does "unbändige" mean?
As an adjective, "unbändige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unbändig
How do you pronounce "unbändige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbändige" is [ˈʊnˌbɛndɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbändige" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Umwälzung#64,806ungehemmt#64,811ungelesen#64,812Umrandung#64,803

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list