unhappiness

[ʌnˈhæpɪnəs]

/[ʌnˈhæpɪnəs]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Traurigkeit, das Elend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unhappiness · unhappiness · German

unhappiness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 unhappiness
PropertyValue
Headwordunhappiness
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʌnˈhæpɪnəs]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unhappiness“ im Deutschen

unhappinesssitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unhappiness is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʌnˈhæpɪnəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Traurigkeit, das Elend".

Zero misspellings are on record for unhappiness in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unhappiness, spelled U-N-H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Traurigkeit, das Elend

Synonyms

sadness

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unhappiness"?
"unhappiness" is spelled U-N-H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʌnˈhæpɪnəs].
What does "unhappiness" mean?
As a noun, "unhappiness" means: die Traurigkeit, das Elend
How do you pronounce "unhappiness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unhappiness" is [ʌnˈhæpɪnəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unhappiness" come from?
"unhappiness" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list