unerschrocken

[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩]

/[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“unerschrocken” is uncommon German (frequency #67,807 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,807
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch nichts zu erschrecken

Key facts for unerschrocken
PropertyValue
Headwordunerschrocken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,807
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unerschrocken” 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). unerschrocken 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

unerschrocken is uncommon German at frequency #67,807 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch nichts zu erschrecken".

Zero misspellings are on record for unerschrocken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unerschrocken, spelled U-N-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch nichts zu erschrecken

This word in other languages

intrepid(English)intrépide(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 "unerschrocken"?
"unerschrocken" is spelled U-N-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩].
What does "unerschrocken" mean?
As an adjective, "unerschrocken" means: durch nichts zu erschrecken
How do you pronounce "unerschrocken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unerschrocken" is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unerschrocken" come from?
"unerschrocken" 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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Using “unerschrocken”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌʃʁɔkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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