Unglücksrabe

[ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə]

/[ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - glückloser Mensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-unglucksrabe · Unglücksrabe · German

Unglücksrabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 Unglücksrabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnglücksrabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unglücksrabe” sits in German frequency

Unglücksrabe 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

Unglücksrabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "glückloser Mensch".

No misspelling variants are generated for Unglücksrabe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Unglücksrabe, spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-S-R-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    glückloser Mensch

Synonyms

PechvogelUnglücksmensch

Antonyms

Glückspilz

This word in other languages

jinx(English)oiseau de mauvais augure(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unglücksrabe"?
"Unglücksrabe" is spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-S-R-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə].
What does "Unglücksrabe" mean?
As a noun, "Unglücksrabe" means: glückloser Mensch
How do you pronounce "Unglücksrabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unglücksrabe" is [ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʁaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unglücksrabe" 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