unbedacht

[ˈʊnbəˌdaxt]

/[ˈʊnbəˌdaxt]/ adj

The verdict

“unbedacht” is uncommon German (frequency #60,177 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,177
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbedacht · unbedacht · German

unbedacht · rank #60,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,177
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umzubenennen

Nearest frequency peer: umzubenennen (-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 „unbedacht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbedacht
PropertyValue
Headwordunbedacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌdaxt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbedacht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umzubenennen“ (#60,176), „unbefangen“ (#60,178), „umzieht“ (#60,175). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbedacht“ bei #60,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbedacht is uncommon German at frequency #60,177 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌdaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unbedacht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 unbedacht, spelled U-N-B-E-D-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [COVID-19-Pandemie:] „Es wirkt heute fast bestürzend, wie fröhlich und unbedacht da Menschen singen, sechs Kandidaten auf der Bühne, aber auch das ganze Publikum, in einem geschlossenen Raum, ohne Sicherheitsabstand, wissen die nicht, was Aerosole sind?“
  2. „Unmittelbar vor der Pause beging der schon zuvor verwarnte Gelson Fernandes ein zweites unbedachtes Foulspiel – und wurde zu Recht mit Gelb-Rot des Feldes verwiesen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "unbedacht"?
"unbedacht" is spelled U-N-B-E-D-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌdaxt].
What does "unbedacht" mean?
As an adjective, "unbedacht" means: ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht
How do you pronounce "unbedacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbedacht" is [ˈʊnbəˌdaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbedacht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list