unbefugter

[ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ]

/[ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbefugter” is uncommon German (frequency #96,403 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,403
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbefugter · unbefugter · German

unbefugter · rank #96,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,403
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbedeutendes

Nearest frequency peer: unbedeutendes (-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 „unbefugter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbefugter
PropertyValue
Headwordunbefugter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,403
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbefugter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unbefugterfällt 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: „unbedeutendes“ (#96,402), „umzuschreiben“ (#96,401), „unbeugsamen“ (#96,405). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbefugter“ bei #96,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbefugter is uncommon German at frequency #96,403 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

unbefugter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unbefugter, spelled U-N-B-E-F-U-G-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt

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 "unbefugter"?
"unbefugter" is spelled U-N-B-E-F-U-G-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ].
What does "unbefugter" mean?
As an adjective, "unbefugter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbefugt
How do you pronounce "unbefugter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbefugter" is [ˈʊnbəˌfuːktɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbefugter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umgewidmet#96,399unspielbar#96,414verblüffte#96,432Teilerfolg#96,355

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list