Unglücksursache
German, noun/ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʔuːɐ̯zaxə/
Unglücksursache is spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-S-U-R-S-A-C-H-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unglücksursache is a German feminine noun meaning “cause of accident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auslöser für einen Vorfall, bei dem ein Schaden an Personen, Tieren oder Sachen entsteht”.
What does Unglücksursache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecause of accident
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auslöser für einen Vorfall, bei dem ein Schaden an Personen, Tieren oder Sachen entsteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unglücksursache
- Unglücksursachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unglücksursache?
- /ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʔuːɐ̯zaxə/
- [ˈʊnɡlʏksˌʔuːɐ̯zaxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unglücksursache in German?
Unglücksursache appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).