unglückliche

[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə]

/[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unglückliche” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,099
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungluckliche · unglückliche · German

unglückliche · rank #20,099 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,099
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbestimmte

Nearest frequency peer: unbestimmte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unglückliche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unglückliche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

unglückliche vs unglücklichen
92% similar
unglückliche vs unglücklicher
92% similar
unglückliche vs unglücklich
92% similar

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

Key facts for unglückliche
PropertyValue
Headwordunglückliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,099
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unglückliche“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unglücklicheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unbestimmte“ (#20,098), „uninteressant“ (#20,100), „Umwege“ (#20,097). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unglückliche“ bei #20,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unglückliche (IPA [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,099 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unglückliche, with forms such as "nuglückliche", "ugnlückliche", and "ungglückliche". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unglücklichen", "unglücklicher", "unglücklich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 unglückliche, spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuglückliche
  • ugnlückliche
  • ungglückliche
  • unglcükliche
  • ungllückliche
  • unglücckliche
  • unglückilche
  • unglückkliche
  • unglücklcihe
  • unglücklicche
  • unglückliceh
  • unglücklichhe
  • unglücklihce
  • unglücklliche
  • unglüclkiche
  • unglükcliche
  • ungülckliche
  • unlgückliche
  • unnglückliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unglückliche - 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.

nuglückliche2ugnlückliche2ungglückliche1unglcükliche2ungllückliche1unglücckliche1unglückilche2unglückkliche1
Edit distance from "unglückliche"

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 "unglückliche"?
"unglückliche" is spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə].
What does "unglückliche" mean?
As an adjective, "unglückliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
What words are commonly confused with "unglückliche"?
"unglückliche" is commonly confused with "unglücklichen", "unglücklicher", "unglücklich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unglückliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unglückliche" is [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unglückliche" come from?
"unglückliche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

uninteressant19 variantsstrukturellen19 variantsSpiritualität19 variantsSchwerkraft19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list