unbewusst

/[ˈʊnbəˌvʊst]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,442

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

unbewusst is anGermanadj. It means: etwas nicht bewusst wissend oder wahrnehmend Pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌvʊst]. Often confused with unbewusste and unbewussten.

Key facts for unbewusst
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Headwordunbewusst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnbəˌvʊst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,442
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unbewusst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unbewusst is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnbəˌvʊst]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,442 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for unbewusst, with forms such as "nubewusst", "ubnewusst", and "unbbewusst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unbewusste", "unbewussten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unbewusst, spelled U-N-B-E-W-U-S-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nicht bewusst wissend oder wahrnehmend
  2. 2
    sich nicht auf etwas konzentrierend
  3. 3
    ohne Absicht

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nubewusst,ubnewusst,unbbewusst,unbeuwsst,unbewsust,unbewusstt,unbewust,unbewusts,unbewußt,unbewwusst,unbweusst,unebwusst,unnbewusst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unbewusst

Misspelling Variants of "unbewusst"

nubewusst9ubnewusst9unbbewusst10unbeuwsst9unbewsust9unbewusstt10unbewust8unbewusts9
Misspelling Variants of "unbewusst"

Frequency rank: #14,442 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbewusst"?
"unbewusst" is spelled U-N-B-E-W-U-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbəˌvʊst].
What does "unbewusst" mean?
As an adj, "unbewusst" means: etwas nicht bewusst wissend oder wahrnehmend
What words are commonly confused with "unbewusst"?
"unbewusst" is commonly confused with "unbewusste", "unbewussten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unbewusst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbewusst" is [ˈʊnbəˌvʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unbewusst" come from?
"unbewusst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.