unglaublich
[ʊnˈɡlaʊ̯plɪç]
The verdict
“unglaublich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,614 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,614
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht zu glauben, unwahrscheinlich
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unglaublich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʊnˈɡlaʊ̯plɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #1,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unglaublich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unglaublich is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊnˈɡlaʊ̯plɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,614 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unglaublich, with forms such as "nuglaublich", "ugnlaublich", and "ungalublich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unglaubliche", "unglaublichen", "unglaubliches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented 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 unglaublich, spelled U-N-G-L-A-U-B-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht zu glauben, unwahrscheinlich
- 2von außergewöhnlicher Größe, Intensität, Zahl
- 3Ärger, Empörung verursachend, nicht angemessen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuglaublich,ugnlaublich,ungalublich,ungglaublich,unglabulich,unglaubblich,unglaubilch,unglaublcih,unglaublicch,unglaublichh,unglaublihc,unglaubllich,unglaulbich,ungllaublich,ungluablich,unlgaublich,unnglaublich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unglaublich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “unglaublich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-G-L-A-U-B-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʊnˈɡlaʊ̯plɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unglaubliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. unglaublich vs unglaubliche
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.