unbestimmter

[ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ]

/[ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbestimmter” is uncommon German (frequency #89,710 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,710
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt

Key facts for unbestimmter
PropertyValue
Headwordunbestimmter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unbestimmter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unbestimmter lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbestimmter is uncommon German at frequency #89,710 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

unbestimmter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unbestimmter, spelled U-N-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt

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 "unbestimmter"?
"unbestimmter" is spelled U-N-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ].
What does "unbestimmter" mean?
As an adjective, "unbestimmter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unbestimmt
How do you pronounce "unbestimmter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbestimmter" is [ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbestimmter" come from?
"unbestimmter" 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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Using “unbestimmter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnbəʃtɪmtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list