unbelegt

[ˈʊnbəˌleːkt]

/[ˈʊnbəˌleːkt]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keinen Belag besitzend; ohne Belag

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbelegt · unbelegt · German

unbelegt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 unbelegt
PropertyValue
Headwordunbelegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌleːkt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbelegt“ im Deutschen

unbelegtsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unbelegt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌleːkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

unbelegt has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unbelegt, spelled U-N-B-E-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Belag besitzend; ohne Belag
  2. 2
    ohne Quellen seiend; frei von Nachweisen
  3. 3
    ohne Benutzung; frei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er isst seine Brote meist unbelegt.
  2. Die Information ist noch unbelegt.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbelegt"?
"unbelegt" is spelled U-N-B-E-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌleːkt].
What does "unbelegt" mean?
As an adjective, "unbelegt" means: keinen Belag besitzend; ohne Belag
How do you pronounce "unbelegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbelegt" is [ˈʊnbəˌleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbelegt" come from?
"unbelegt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list