unbeständig

[ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç]

/[ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbeständig” is uncommon German (frequency #57,495 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,495
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gleichbleibend, wechselhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-unbestandig · unbeständig · German

unbeständig · rank #57,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,495
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unauffälligen

Nearest frequency peer: unauffälligen (-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 „unbeständig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbeständig
PropertyValue
Headwordunbeständig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbeständig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unbeständigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unauffälligen“ (#57,494), „unbeweglichen“ (#57,496), „unangemeldet“ (#57,493). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbeständig“ bei #57,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbeständig is uncommon German at frequency #57,495 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht gleichbleibend, wechselhaft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unbeständig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unbeständig, spelled U-N-B-E-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht gleichbleibend, wechselhaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Wetter ist zur Zeit sehr unbeständig.

Antonyms

andauerndanhaltendausdauerndgleichbleibend

This word in other languages

changeable(English)inestable(Español)instable(Français)

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 "unbeständig"?
"unbeständig" is spelled U-N-B-E-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç].
What does "unbeständig" mean?
As an adjective, "unbeständig" means: nicht gleichbleibend, wechselhaft
How do you pronounce "unbeständig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbeständig" is [ˈʊnbəˌʃtɛndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbeständig" come from?
"unbeständig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trommelfell#57,483Trockenzeit#57,482Tierfreunde#57,465territorial#57,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list