unbestechlich
[ʊnbəˈʃtɛçlɪç]
The verdict
“unbestechlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht bestechlich, nicht zu bestechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unbestechlich · unbestechlich · German
unbestechlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | unbestechlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʊnbəˈʃtɛçlɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unbestechlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unbestechlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnbəˈʃtɛçlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht bestechlich, nicht zu bestechen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unbestechlich, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unbestechlich, spelled U-N-B-E-S-T-E-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht bestechlich, nicht zu bestechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unbestechlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er geißelte scharf jene Verräter des Volksglückes, die nicht unbestechlich sind, keine reinen Hände haben und ihre Kräfte, welche sie dem Dienste des bedrängten Vaterlandes weihen sollten, an Tändeleien der Liehe vergeuden.“
„Es war eine schmerzliche Lehre, die ihm das Mädchen damals erteilt hatte; aber böse hatte Doktor Herzfeld ihr doch nicht sein können, als er sich von ihr abwandte. Denn er fühlte, daß jene eben unbestechlich war und um Vorteile nicht ihre Seele verkaufte, ihre junge Seele, die den anderen, den Ihrigen, der Jugend gehörte.“
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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.