unberufen
[ˈʊnbəˌʁuːfn̩]
The verdict
“unberufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht befugt oder berechtigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-unberufen · unberufen · German
unberufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unberufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnbəˌʁuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unberufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unberufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht befugt oder berechtigt".
Zero misspellings are on record for unberufen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 unberufen, spelled U-N-B-E-R-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht befugt oder berechtigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unberufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wollte ein richtiges Gutachten, statt eines Kostenvoranschlages aus unberufenem Munde.
Wenn durch irgendwelchen Zufall das Buch in unberufene Hände fallen sollte, würde es für jemand, der nicht eingeweiht ist, sehr schwer sein, die Zusammenhänge zu verstehen.
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.