unglücklichen

Name: unglücklichen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩]

/[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“unglücklichen” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,743
frequency rank, German: 30,279
“U” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich

Corpus desk

Index DE-unglucklichen · unglücklichen · German

unglücklichen · rank #19,743 · 21 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,743
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-DENSE 30,279
PHOTO-FINISH unerwünscht

Nearest frequency peer: unerwünscht (-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.

Umbauen

80,261
unbequem

80,260
unerwünscht

80,259
unglücklich…

80,258
Unterfangen

80,257
unverzichtb…

80,256

What this shows Bars show where “unglücklichen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

unglücklichen vs unglücklicher

92% similar

unglücklichen vs unglücklich

85% similar

unglücklichen vs unglückliche

92% similar

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

Key facts for unglücklichen
Property	Value
Headword	unglücklichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#19,743
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unglücklichen” 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). unglücklichen lands here:

#19,743

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around unglücklichen (IPA [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,743 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for unglücklichen, with forms such as "nuglücklichen", "ugnlücklichen", and "ungglücklichen". 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, "unglücklicher", "unglücklich", "unglückliche", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unglücklichen, spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuglücklichen
ugnlücklichen
ungglücklichen
unglcüklichen
ungllücklichen
unglüccklichen
unglückilchen
unglückklichen
unglücklcihen
unglücklicchen
unglücklicehn
unglücklichenn
unglücklichhen
unglücklichne
unglücklihcen
unglückllichen
unglüclkichen
unglükclichen
ungülcklichen
unlgücklichen
unnglücklichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unglücklichen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "unglücklichen"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unglücklichen"?

"unglücklichen" is spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩].

What does "unglücklichen" mean?

As an adjective, "unglücklichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unglücklich

What words are commonly confused with "unglücklichen"?

"unglücklichen" is commonly confused with "unglücklicher", "unglücklich", "unglückliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "unglücklichen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unglücklichen" is [ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "unglücklichen" come from?

"unglücklichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unverzichtbar#19,745 sympathischer#19,727 realistischen#19,685 abgeschrieben#19,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

vorangetrieben21 variants Prozentpunkte21 variants Jahreswechsel21 variants Fehlverhalten21 variants

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.