unecht
[ˈʊnˌʔɛçt]
The verdict
“unecht” is uncommon German (frequency #50,955 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,955
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsch (nicht echt) oder nachgemacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-unecht · unecht · German
unecht · rank #50,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,955
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unfassbaren
Nearest frequency peer: unfassbaren (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unecht”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Umkreisen
Umkreisen
49,049 corpus weight
- Umschweife
Umschweife
49,048 corpus weight
- unecht
unecht
49,046 corpus weight
- unfassbaren
unfassbaren
49,045 corpus weight
- ungefährdet
ungefährdet
49,044 corpus weight
- Ungleichhei…
Ungleichheiten
49,043 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unecht” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌʔɛçt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,955 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unecht” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unecht is uncommon German at frequency #50,955 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌʔɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unecht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unecht, spelled U-N-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1falsch (nicht echt) oder nachgemacht
- 2wenn der Zähler größer als der Nenner ist
- 3wenn eine Farbe sich nicht hält, sondern zum Beispiel beim Waschen auswäscht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie trägt unechten Schmuck.
Ein unechter Bruch ist ein Bruch, bei dem der Zähler – also die Zahl über dem Bruchstrich – einen größeren oder gleichen Wert besitzt wie der Nenner – also die Zahl unter dem Bruchstrich.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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