Unhöflichkeit

[ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unhöflichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #85,974 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,974
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungesittetes, beleidigendes oder unangebrachtes Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-unhoflichkeit · Unhöflichkeit · German

Unhöflichkeit · rank #85,974 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,974
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unheilige

Nearest frequency peer: unheilige (-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 „Unhöflichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unhöflichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnhöflichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unhöflichkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unhöflichkeitfällt 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: „unheilige“ (#85,973), „unhandlich“ (#85,972), „unmoralischen“ (#85,976). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unhöflichkeit“ bei #85,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unhöflichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #85,974 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unhöflichkeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unhöflichkeit, spelled U-N-H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungesittetes, beleidigendes oder unangebrachtes Verhalten
  2. 2
    würdelose Handlung oder Äußerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Unhöflichkeit war ausschlaggebend für das Scheitern der Verträge.
  2. „Wie bereits erwähnt, grenzt sich Unhöflichkeit von Aggression durch die fehlende oder zumindest nicht deutlich erkennbare Intention ab, dem Opfer Schaden zufügen zu wollen.“

Synonyms

BarschheitCharakterlosigkeitGrobheitRespektlosigkeitRücksichtslosigkeitUnfreundlichkeitVerächtlichkeitWürdelosigkeit

Antonyms

AnständigkeitArtigkeitFreundlichkeitHöflichkeitLiebenswürdigkeitZuvorkommenheit

This word in other languages

impoliteness(English)descortesía(Español)impolitesse(Français)

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 "Unhöflichkeit"?
"Unhöflichkeit" is spelled U-N-H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unhöflichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unhöflichkeit" means: ungesittetes, beleidigendes oder unangebrachtes Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Unhöflichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unhöflichkeit" is [ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unhöflichkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unmoralischen#85,976Unehrlichkeit#85,968unbehandelten#85,967vegetarischer#85,989

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list