unbesonnen
[ˈʊnbəˌzɔnən]
The verdict
“unbesonnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht ausreichend nachdenkend, sondern vorschnell handelnd; von Vorgenanntem zeugend, davon gekennzeichnet
Corpus desk
Index DE-unbesonnen · unbesonnen · German
unbesonnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | unbesonnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnbəˌzɔnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unbesonnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unbesonnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌzɔnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht ausreichend nachdenkend, sondern vorschnell handelnd; von Vorgenanntem zeugend, davon gekennzeichnet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for unbesonnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unbesonnen, spelled U-N-B-E-S-O-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht ausreichend nachdenkend, sondern vorschnell handelnd; von Vorgenanntem zeugend, davon gekennzeichnet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unbesonnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Bruder ist leider Gottes ein sehr unbesonnener Mensch.
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.