unechten

[ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩]

/[ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“unechten” is uncommon German (frequency #64,810 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,810
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-unechten · unechten · German

unechten · rank #64,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,810
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungehemmt

Nearest frequency peer: ungehemmt (+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 „unechten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unechten
PropertyValue
Headwordunechten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unechten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unechtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ungehemmt“ (#64,811), „unbändige“ (#64,808), „ungelesen“ (#64,812). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unechten“ bei #64,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unechten is uncommon German at frequency #64,810 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unechten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unechten, spelled U-N-E-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht

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 "unechten"?
"unechten" is spelled U-N-E-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩].
What does "unechten" mean?
As an adjective, "unechten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unecht
How do you pronounce "unechten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unechten" is [ˈʊnˌʔɛçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unechten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsozial#64,814umworben#64,805tüchtige#64,796verbürgt#64,829

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list