unbegreiflicherweise

[ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

The verdict

“unbegreiflicherweise” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht zu begreifen, auf nicht nachvollziehbare Weise

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbegreiflicherweise · unbegreiflicherweise · German

unbegreiflicherweise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for unbegreiflicherweise
PropertyValue
Headwordunbegreiflicherweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unbegreiflicherweise” sits in German frequency

unbegreiflicherweise falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbegreiflicherweise is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht zu begreifen, auf nicht nachvollziehbare Weise".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unbegreiflicherweise, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 unbegreiflicherweise, spelled U-N-B-E-G-R-E-I-F-L-I-C-H-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht zu begreifen, auf nicht nachvollziehbare Weise

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbegreiflicherweise"?
"unbegreiflicherweise" is spelled U-N-B-E-G-R-E-I-F-L-I-C-H-E-R-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "unbegreiflicherweise" mean?
As an adverb, "unbegreiflicherweise" means: nicht zu begreifen, auf nicht nachvollziehbare Weise
How do you pronounce "unbegreiflicherweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbegreiflicherweise" is [ˈʊnbəɡʁaɪ̯flɪçɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbegreiflicherweise" come from?
"unbegreiflicherweise" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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