unempfindlich

[ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç]

/[ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unempfindlich” is uncommon German (frequency #50,127 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,127
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seelisch nicht leicht verletzbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unempfindlich · unempfindlich · German

unempfindlich · rank #50,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,127
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH uneinheitlich

Nearest frequency peer: uneinheitlich (-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 „unempfindlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unempfindlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunempfindlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unempfindlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unempfindlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „uneinheitlich“ (#50,126), „ungewollten“ (#50,128), „uneheliche“ (#50,125). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unempfindlich“ bei #50,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unempfindlich is uncommon German at frequency #50,127 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unempfindlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unempfindlich, spelled U-N-E-M-P-F-I-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    seelisch nicht leicht verletzbar
  2. 2
    widerstandsfähig gegen körperliche Belastungen
  3. 3
    auf Grund seiner Konsistenz nicht leicht zu beschädigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie ist unempfindlich, so unempfindlich, daß sie dadurch wirklich böse wird.
  2. „Ich bin der Anerkennung in sehr geringem Maße bedürftig und gegen Kritik ziemlich unempfindlich.“

Synonyms

dickhäutiggleichgültiginsensibelungeniertimmuninsensibelresilientresistentrobuststrapazierfähigwiderstandsfähig

Antonyms

feinfühligsensibelverletzbarüberempfindlichzartbesaitetanfällighinfälligkachektischmorbidsiechfiligran

This word in other languages

indifferent(English)immune(Español)insensible(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 "unempfindlich"?
"unempfindlich" is spelled U-N-E-M-P-F-I-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç].
What does "unempfindlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unempfindlich" means: seelisch nicht leicht verletzbar
How do you pronounce "unempfindlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unempfindlich" is [ˈʊnʔɛmˌpfɪntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unempfindlich" come from?
"unempfindlich" 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 "unempfindlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

uneinheitlich#50,126Urbanisierung#50,138terrorisieren#50,099Verschleppung#50,156

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list