unbewohnt

[ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt]

/[ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbewohnt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,966 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#54,966
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht bewohnt

Key facts for unbewohnt
PropertyValue
Headwordunbewohnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unbewohnt” 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). unbewohnt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unbewohnt is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,966 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht bewohnt".

No misspelling variants are generated for unbewohnt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unbewohnt, spelled U-N-B-E-W-O-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht bewohnt

Synonyms

verlassenfreileer stehendunbesiedelt

Antonyms

bewohntbesiedelt

This word in other languages

uninhabited(English)deshabitado(Español)inhabité(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 "unbewohnt"?
"unbewohnt" is spelled U-N-B-E-W-O-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt].
What does "unbewohnt" mean?
As an adjective, "unbewohnt" means: nicht bewohnt
How do you pronounce "unbewohnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbewohnt" is [ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbewohnt" come from?
"unbewohnt" 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 “unbewohnt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-B-E-W-O-H-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnbəˌvoːnt] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list