unerhörte

[ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə]

/[ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unerhörte” is uncommon German (frequency #79,860 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,860
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört

Key facts for unerhörte
PropertyValue
Headwordunerhörte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unerhörte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unerhörte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unerhörte is uncommon German at frequency #79,860 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unerhörte, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unerhörte, spelled U-N-E-R-H-Ö-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört

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 "unerhörte"?
"unerhörte" is spelled U-N-E-R-H-Ö-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə].
What does "unerhörte" mean?
As an adjective, "unerhörte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerhört
How do you pronounce "unerhörte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unerhörte" is [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unerhörte" come from?
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Using “unerhörte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-E-R-H-Ö-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list