unendlich

/[ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,121

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

unendlich is anGermanadj. It means: nicht begrenzt, von nicht absehbarem (räumlichen oder zeitlichen) Ausmaß Pronounced [ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç]. It ranks #5,121 in German word frequency. Often confused with unendliche and unendlichen.

Key facts for unendlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunendlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,121
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unendlich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unendlich is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,121 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for unendlich, with forms such as "nuendlich", "uenndlich", and "unednlich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unendliche", "unendlichen", "unehrlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unendlich, spelled U-N-E-N-D-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht begrenzt, von nicht absehbarem (räumlichen oder zeitlichen) Ausmaß
  2. 2
    so viele Elemente umfassend, dass ihre Anzahl nicht mehr mit einer natürlichen Zahl dargestellt werden kann
  3. 3
    über alle Maßen wachsend, größer ist als jede reelle Zahl

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuendlich,uenndlich,unednlich,unenddlich,unendilch,unendlcih,unendlicch,unendlichh,unendlihc,unendllich,unenldich,unenndlich,unnedlich,unnendlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unendlich

Misspelling Variants of "unendlich"

nuendlich9uenndlich9unednlich9unenddlich10unendilch9unendlcih9unendlicch10unendlichh10
Misspelling Variants of "unendlich"

Frequency rank: #5,121 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unendlich"?
"unendlich" is spelled U-N-E-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç].
What does "unendlich" mean?
As an adj, "unendlich" means: nicht begrenzt, von nicht absehbarem (räumlichen oder zeitlichen) Ausmaß
What words are commonly confused with "unendlich"?
"unendlich" is commonly confused with "unendliche", "unendlichen", "unehrlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unendlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unendlich" is [ʊnˈʔɛntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unendlich" come from?
"unendlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.