Unikum

[ˈuːnikʊm]

/[ˈuːnikʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Einzigartiges

Corpus desk

Index DE-unikum · Unikum · German

Unikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Unikum
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnikum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːnikʊm]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unikum” sits in German frequency

Unikum falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Unikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːnikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Unikum in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unikum, spelled U-N-I-K-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Einzigartiges
  2. 2
    jemand Einzigartiges
  3. 3
    ein bekannter ungarischer Likör

Synonyms

AusnahmeAusnahmeerscheinungUnikatKauzLebenskünstlerOriginalParadiesvogel

Antonyms

DutzendwareMassenwaregraue MausNormaloSpießbürgerSpießer

This word in other languages

original(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unikum"?
"Unikum" is spelled U-N-I-K-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːnikʊm].
What does "Unikum" mean?
As a noun, "Unikum" means: etwas Einzigartiges
How do you pronounce "Unikum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unikum" is [ˈuːnikʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unikum" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list