unersättlich

[ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç]

/[ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unersättlich” is uncommon German (frequency #73,028 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,028
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unstillbar hungrig, nicht satt zu bekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unersattlich · unersättlich · German

unersättlich · rank #73,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,028
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unerschütterl…

Nearest frequency peer: unerschütterlich (-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 „unersättlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unersättlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunersättlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unersättlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unerschütterlich“ (#73,027), „Uniklinikum“ (#73,030), „unattraktiver“ (#73,025). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unersättlich“ bei #73,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unersättlich is uncommon German at frequency #73,028 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unersättlich has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unersättlich, spelled U-N-E-R-S-Ä-T-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unstillbar hungrig, nicht satt zu bekommen
  2. 2
    nicht zufriedenzustellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die unersättlichen Hyänen hatten das Aas in kürzester Zeit verschlungen.
  2. „Papst Franziskus hat an Heiligabend Maßlosigkeit und die Ungleichheiten auf der Welt beklagt. "Der Mensch ist gierig und unersättlich geworden" […].“

Synonyms

nimmersattgierigmaßlosunbescheiden

This word in other languages

insatiable(English)

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 "unersättlich"?
"unersättlich" is spelled U-N-E-R-S-Ä-T-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç].
What does "unersättlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unersättlich" means: unstillbar hungrig, nicht satt zu bekommen
How do you pronounce "unersättlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unersättlich" is [ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈzɛtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unnatürliche#73,033unschlagbare#73,034umfassendste#73,020unzerstörbar#73,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list