unerfreulich

[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]

/[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“unerfreulich” is uncommon German (frequency #66,791 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,791
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es keine Freude erweckt, sondern Ärger, Sorgen, Unbehagen bereitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-unerfreulich · unerfreulich · German

unerfreulich · rank #66,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,791
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Understatement

Nearest frequency peer: Understatement (-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 „unerfreulich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unerfreulich
PropertyValue
Headwordunerfreulich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unerfreulich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unerfreulichfällt 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: „Understatement“ (#66,790), „umstrukturiert“ (#66,789), „ungelegen“ (#66,793). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unerfreulich“ bei #66,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unerfreulich is uncommon German at frequency #66,791 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es keine Freude erweckt, sondern Ärger, Sorgen, Unbehagen bereitet".

Zero misspellings are on record for unerfreulich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unerfreulich, spelled U-N-E-R-F-R-E-U-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es keine Freude erweckt, sondern Ärger, Sorgen, Unbehagen bereitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs habe Russland die neuen Realitäten akzeptieren müssen, und es habe ‚unerfreuliche Entwicklungen‘ an den Rändern der ehemaligen Sowjetunion gegeben.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "unerfreulich"?
"unerfreulich" is spelled U-N-E-R-F-R-E-U-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç].
What does "unerfreulich" mean?
As an adjective, "unerfreulich" means: so, dass es keine Freude erweckt, sondern Ärger, Sorgen, Unbehagen bereitet
How do you pronounce "unerfreulich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unerfreulich" is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unerfreulich" come from?
"unerfreulich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list