Unkenntlichkeit
German, noun[ˈʊnˌkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Unkenntlichkeit is spelled U-N-K-E-N-N-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 57,755th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unkenntlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “unrecognisability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, dass etwas nicht (mehr) erkannt werden kann”.
What does Unkenntlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunrecognisability
- 2
feminineraresomething unrecognisable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, dass etwas nicht (mehr) erkannt werden kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unkenntlichkeit
- Unkenntlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unkenntlichkeit?
- [ˈʊnˌkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unkenntlichkeit in German?
Unkenntlichkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).