unheilig

[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unheilig” is uncommon German (frequency #52,515 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,515
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht heilig, unfromm

Corpus desk

Index DE-unheilig · unheilig · German

unheilig · rank #52,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,515
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungeschminkt

Nearest frequency peer: ungeschminkt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unheilig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unheilig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unheilig
PropertyValue
Headwordunheilig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unheilig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unheiligfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ungeschminkt“ (#52,514), „unkontrollierten“ (#52,516), „ungelöste“ (#52,513). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unheilig“ bei #52,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unheilig is uncommon German at frequency #52,515 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht heilig, unfromm".

unheilig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unheilig, spelled U-N-H-E-I-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht heilig, unfromm

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how unheilig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das war eine unheilige Entscheidung.

Synonyms

unselig

Antonyms

heilig

This word in other languages

unholy(English)

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 "unheilig"?
"unheilig" is spelled U-N-H-E-I-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç].
What does "unheilig" mean?
As an adjective, "unheilig" means: nicht heilig, unfromm
How do you pronounce "unheilig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unheilig" is [ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unfairen#52,512undichte#52,509Untiefen#52,523trekking#52,501

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list