Unehrlichkeit

[ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unehrlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #85,968 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,968
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neigung zu Diebstahl und/oder Lüge

Corpus desk

Index DE-unehrlichkeit · Unehrlichkeit · German

Unehrlichkeit · rank #85,968 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,968
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbehandelten

Nearest frequency peer: unbehandelten (-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 „Unehrlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unehrlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnehrlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,968
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unehrlichkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unbehandelten“ (#85,967), „unfassbarer“ (#85,969), „unabdingbare“ (#85,966). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unehrlichkeit“ bei #85,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unehrlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #85,968 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Unehrlichkeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unehrlichkeit, spelled U-N-E-H-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neigung zu Diebstahl und/oder Lüge
  2. 2
    die vom Mittelalter bis ins 19. Jahrhundert mit gewissen Gewerben und Stellungen verknüpfte Unfähigkeit, Ehrenämter und Standesrechte ein- beziehungsweise wahrzunehmen (was zum Beispiel uneheliche Kinder, Verbrecher, Dirnen, Wucherer, Henker, später auch Weber, Schäfer und Schinder betrifft)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Unehrlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unehrlichkeit zerstört Vertrauen.
  2. „So viel Leid und Unglück, so viel Angst und Verwirrung kommen aus der Unehrlichkeit.“

Synonyms

UnredlichkeitUnwahrhaftigkeit

Antonyms

Ehrlichkeit

This word in other languages

dishonesty(English)improbité(Français)

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 "Unehrlichkeit"?
"Unehrlichkeit" is spelled U-N-E-H-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unehrlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unehrlichkeit" means: Neigung zu Diebstahl und/oder Lüge
How do you pronounce "Unehrlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unehrlichkeit" is [ˈʊnʔeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unehrlichkeit" come from?
"Unehrlichkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unbehandelten#85,967Unhöflichkeit#85,974unmoralischen#85,976vegetarischer#85,989

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list