unbürokratisch

[ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ]

/[ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“unbürokratisch” is uncommon German (frequency #50,124 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,124
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne (viel) Wert auf Regeln/Leitlinien/Gesetze und besonders den langsamen Ablauf der Dinge (Bürokratie) zu legen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unburokratisch · unbürokratisch · German

unbürokratisch · rank #50,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,124
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH uneheliche

Nearest frequency peer: uneheliche (+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 „unbürokratisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unbürokratisch
PropertyValue
Headwordunbürokratisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#50,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unbürokratisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unbürokratischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „uneheliche“ (#50,125), „umzusteigen“ (#50,122), „uneinheitlich“ (#50,126). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unbürokratisch“ bei #50,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unbürokratisch is uncommon German at frequency #50,124 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne (viel) Wert auf Regeln/Leitlinien/Gesetze und besonders den langsamen Ablauf der Dinge (Bürokratie) zu legen".

unbürokratisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unbürokratisch, spelled U-N-B-Ü-R-O-K-R-A-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne (viel) Wert auf Regeln/Leitlinien/Gesetze und besonders den langsamen Ablauf der Dinge (Bürokratie) zu legen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das haben wir dann bei einem Glas Wein gemeinsam und ganz unbürokratisch so entschieden.
  2. Unbürokratische Hilfe leistet einer der neu eingerichteten Härtefonds.

Synonyms

schnelldirektunkompliziert

Antonyms

bürokratisch

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 "unbürokratisch"?
"unbürokratisch" is spelled U-N-B-Ü-R-O-K-R-A-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ].
What does "unbürokratisch" mean?
As an adjective, "unbürokratisch" means: ohne (viel) Wert auf Regeln/Leitlinien/Gesetze und besonders den langsamen Ablauf der Dinge (Bürokratie) zu legen
How do you pronounce "unbürokratisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unbürokratisch" is [ˈʊnbyʁoˌkʁaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list