Unfriede

[ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə]

/[ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unfriede” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gespannte Lage, Zustand mit Spannungen (Streitigkeiten) zwischen Menschen (gehoben für Unfrieden)

Corpus desk

Index DE-unfriede · Unfriede · German

Unfriede · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Unfriede
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnfriede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unfriede” sits in German frequency

Unfriede falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unfriede is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gespannte Lage, Zustand mit Spannungen (Streitigkeiten) zwischen Menschen (gehoben für Unfrieden)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unfriede, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Unfriede, spelled U-N-F-R-I-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gespannte Lage, Zustand mit Spannungen (Streitigkeiten) zwischen Menschen (gehoben für Unfrieden)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unfriede herrscht auf der Erde.“
  2. „So hatte der Unfriede begonnen, und nun war die Lage völlig außer Kontrolle.“

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unfriede"?
"Unfriede" is spelled U-N-F-R-I-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə].
What does "Unfriede" mean?
As a noun, "Unfriede" means: gespannte Lage, Zustand mit Spannungen (Streitigkeiten) zwischen Menschen (gehoben für Unfrieden)
How do you pronounce "Unfriede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unfriede" is [ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unfriede" come from?
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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