uneben

[ˈʊnʔeːbn̩]

/[ˈʊnʔeːbn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“uneben” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,711 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#89,711
frequency rank, German
6
letters

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

Key facts for uneben
PropertyValue
Headworduneben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔeːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uneben” 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). uneben lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for uneben is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʔeːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,711 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uneben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is uneben, spelled U-N-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht oder nicht ganz eben
  2. 2
    nicht uneben: umgangssprachlich:' nicht schlecht, nicht übel

Antonyms

ebenflachglatt

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 "uneben"?
"uneben" is spelled U-N-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔeːbn̩].
What does "uneben" mean?
As an adjective, "uneben" means: nicht oder nicht ganz eben
How do you pronounce "uneben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uneben" is [ˈʊnʔeːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uneben" come from?
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Using “uneben”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnʔeːbn̩] (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