uncharakteristisch
[ˈʊnkaʁaktəˌʁɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“uncharakteristisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht charakteristisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-uncharakteristisch · uncharakteristisch · German
uncharakteristisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | uncharakteristisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnkaʁaktəˌʁɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „uncharakteristisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
uncharakteristisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnkaʁaktəˌʁɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht charakteristisch".
No misspelling variants are generated for uncharakteristisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 uncharakteristisch, spelled U-N-C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht charakteristisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uncharakteristisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber er trug einen völlig uncharakteristischen riesigen Afro, wie ein Relikt aus den 70ern.“
Antonyms
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.