unfreiwilliger

[ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ]

/[ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“unfreiwilliger” is uncommon German (frequency #99,223 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,223
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig

Corpus desk

Index DE-unfreiwilliger · unfreiwilliger · German

unfreiwilliger · rank #99,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,223
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unfallfolgen

Nearest frequency peer: Unfallfolgen (-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 „unfreiwilliger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unfreiwilliger
PropertyValue
Headwordunfreiwilliger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#99,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unfreiwilliger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unfreiwilligerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unfallfolgen“ (#99,222), „ungelenk“ (#99,224), „unersetzbar“ (#99,221). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unfreiwilliger“ bei #99,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unfreiwilliger is uncommon German at frequency #99,223 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unfreiwilliger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unfreiwilliger, spelled U-N-F-R-E-I-W-I-L-L-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig

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 "unfreiwilliger"?
"unfreiwilliger" is spelled U-N-F-R-E-I-W-I-L-L-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ].
What does "unfreiwilliger" mean?
As an adjective, "unfreiwilliger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unfreiwillig
How do you pronounce "unfreiwilliger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unfreiwilliger" is [ˈʊnˌfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unfreiwilliger" come from?
"unfreiwilliger" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list