unerwünschte

Name: unerwünschte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə]

/[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“unerwünschte” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,181
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unerwünschte vs unerwünschten

92% similar

unerwünschte vs unerwünscht

92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unerwünschte
Property	Value
Headword	unerwünschte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#22,181
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unerwünschte” 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). unerwünschte lands here:

#22,181

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unerwünschte (IPA [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,181 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unerwünschte, with forms such as "nuerwünschte", "uenrwünschte", and "unerrwünschte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unerwünschten", "unerwünscht", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unerwünschte, spelled U-N-E-R-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuerwünschte
uenrwünschte
unerrwünschte
unerwnüschte
unerwwünschte
unerwüncshte
unerwünnschte
unerwünscchte
unerwünschet
unerwünschhte
unerwünschtte
unerwünscthe
unerwünshcte
unerwünsschte
unerwüsnchte
unerüwnschte
unewrünschte
unnerwünschte
unrewünschte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unerwünschte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "unerwünschte"

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 "unerwünschte"?

"unerwünschte" is spelled U-N-E-R-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə].

What does "unerwünschte" mean?

As an adjective, "unerwünschte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerwünscht

What words are commonly confused with "unerwünschte"?

"unerwünschte" is commonly confused with "unerwünschten", "unerwünscht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "unerwünschte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unerwünschte" is [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "unerwünschte" come from?

"unerwünschte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “unerwünschte”

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

The one correct German spelling is U-N-E-R-W-Ü-N-S-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌvʏnʃtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “unerwünschten” - see the side-by-side comparison. unerwünschte vs unerwünschten
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.