Unhöflichkeit
[ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Unhöflichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #85,974 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,974
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ungesittetes, beleidigendes oder unangebrachtes Verhalten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unhöflichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #85,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unhöflichkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Unhöflichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #85,974 among 30,279 “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
- 1ungesittetes, beleidigendes oder unangebrachtes Verhalten
- 2würdelose Handlung oder Äußerung
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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.
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Using “Unhöflichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnˌhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.