unbarmherzig

[ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]

/[ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbarmherzig” is uncommon German (frequency #63,870 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,870
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anderen gegenüber kein Mitgefühl zeigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbarmherzig · unbarmherzig · German

unbarmherzig · rank #63,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,870
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umzustimmen

Nearest frequency peer: umzustimmen (-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 „unbarmherzig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbarmherzig
PropertyValue
Headwordunbarmherzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbarmherzig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umzustimmen“ (#63,869), „unbedeutender“ (#63,871), „umlaut“ (#63,868). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbarmherzig“ bei #63,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbarmherzig is uncommon German at frequency #63,870 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anderen gegenüber kein Mitgefühl zeigend".

No misspelling variants are generated for unbarmherzig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unbarmherzig, spelled U-N-B-A-R-M-H-E-R-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    anderen gegenüber kein Mitgefühl zeigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Auf unbarmherzige Art trennte sie sich von ihrem Partner.

Antonyms

barmherzig

This word in other languages

merciless(English)despiadado(Español)impitoyable(Français)desapiedado(Português)

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 "unbarmherzig"?
"unbarmherzig" is spelled U-N-B-A-R-M-H-E-R-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç].
What does "unbarmherzig" mean?
As an adjective, "unbarmherzig" means: anderen gegenüber kein Mitgefühl zeigend
How do you pronounce "unbarmherzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbarmherzig" is [ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbarmherzig" come from?
"unbarmherzig" 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 "unbarmherzig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unbegrenzter#63,872unpersönlich#63,879Tonaufnahmen#63,847Todesanzeige#63,844

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list