unfreundliche

[ˈʊnfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]

/[ˈʊnfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unfreundliche” is uncommon German (frequency #62,011 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,011
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 unfreundlich

Key facts for unfreundliche
PropertyValue
Headwordunfreundliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unfreundliche” 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). unfreundliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unfreundliche is uncommon German at frequency #62,011 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

unfreundliche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unfreundliche, spelled U-N-F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçə] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list