unheimlichen

/[ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,841

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

unheimlichen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unheimlich Pronounced [ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Often confused with unheimlich and unheimliche.

Key facts for unheimlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordunheimlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,841
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unheimlichen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unheimlichen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,841 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for unheimlichen, with forms such as "nuheimlichen", "uhneimlichen", and "unehimlichen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unheimlich", "unheimliche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unheimlichen, spelled U-N-H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuheimlichen,uhneimlichen,unehimlichen,unheilmichen,unheimilchen,unheimlcihen,unheimlicchen,unheimlicehn,unheimlichenn,unheimlichhen,unheimlichne,unheimlihcen,unheimllichen,unheimmlichen,unhemilichen,unhheimlichen,unhiemlichen,unnheimlichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unheimlichen

Misspelling Variants of "unheimlichen"

nuheimlichen12uhneimlichen12unehimlichen12unheilmichen12unheimilchen12unheimlcihen12unheimlicchen13unheimlicehn12
Misspelling Variants of "unheimlichen"

Frequency rank: #31,841 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unheimlichen"?
"unheimlichen" is spelled U-N-H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩].
What does "unheimlichen" mean?
As an adj, "unheimlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unheimlich
What words are commonly confused with "unheimlichen"?
"unheimlichen" is commonly confused with "unheimlich", "unheimliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unheimlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unheimlichen" is [ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unheimlichen" come from?
"unheimlichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.