unehrlich
[ˈʊnˌʔeːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“unehrlich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,993
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit fremden Eigentum nicht korrekt umgehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unehrlich · unehrlich · German
unehrlich · rank #44,993 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #44,993
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unbeholfen
Nearest frequency peer: unbeholfen (-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 “unehrlich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Umhängetasc…
Umhängetasche
55,011 corpus weight
- unbefristete
unbefristete
55,010 corpus weight
- unbeholfen
unbeholfen
55,009 corpus weight
- unehrlich
unehrlich
55,008 corpus weight
- unerwarteter
unerwarteter
55,007 corpus weight
- ungebildeten
ungebildeten
55,006 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unehrlich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unehrlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌʔeːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,993 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “unehrlich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around unehrlich (IPA [ˈʊnˌʔeːɐ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,993 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unehrlich, with forms such as "nuehrlich", "uenhrlich", and "unehhrlich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unendlich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 unehrlich, spelled U-N-E-H-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1mit fremden Eigentum nicht korrekt umgehend
- 2seine wahren Absichten oder Ansichten verbergend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unehrlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Aussagen charakterisierten die Mutter als geldgierig, unehrlich und darauf erpicht, die Krankheit ihres Kindes auszunutzen.
Chinas korrupte Beamte haben Probleme, ihr unehrlich erworbenes Geld zu verbergen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuehrlich
- uenhrlich
- unehhrlich
- unehlrich
- unehrilch
- unehrlcih
- unehrlicch
- unehrlichh
- unehrlihc
- unehrllich
- unehrrlich
- unerhlich
- unherlich
- unnehrlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unehrlich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unehrlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "unendlich". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #44,993 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
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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.