unklar

[ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯]

/[ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“unklar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,661
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht deutlich zu erkennen, verschwommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unklar · unklar · German

unklar · rank #4,661 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,661
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ufer

Nearest frequency peer: Ufer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unklar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unklar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unklar vs unklug
67% similar
unklar vs unklare
86% similar
unklar vs unklaren
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unklar
PropertyValue
Headwordunklar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,661
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unklar“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unklarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ufer“ (#4,660), „unterhalb“ (#4,662), „tue“ (#4,659). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unklar“ bei #4,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around unklar (IPA [ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,661 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unklar, with forms such as "nuklar", "uknlar", and "unkalr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unklug", "unklare", "unklaren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unklar, spelled U-N-K-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht deutlich zu erkennen, verschwommen
  2. 2
    unbestimmt, vage
  3. 3
    nicht zu verstehen, wirr
  4. 4
    ungewiss, fraglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Segelschiff war am Horizont durch die flirrende Hitze nur unklar zu sehen. Zu welcher Nation es gehörte, war, selbst im Fernrohr, noch lange nicht zu erkennen.
  2. In welcher Beziehung sie zu ihm stand, war ihr selber noch sehr unklar.

Antonyms

klardeutlichpräzisebestimmtpräziseverständlichgewiss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuklar
  • uknlar
  • unkalr
  • unkklar
  • unklarr
  • unkllar
  • unklra
  • unlkar
  • unnklar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unklar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuklar2uknlar2unkalr2unkklar1unklarr1unkllar1unklra2unlkar2
Edit distance from "unklar"

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 "unklar"?
"unklar" is spelled U-N-K-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯].
What does "unklar" mean?
As an adjective, "unklar" means: nicht deutlich zu erkennen, verschwommen
What words are commonly confused with "unklar"?
"unklar" is commonly confused with "unklug", "unklare", "unklaren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unklar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unklar" is [ˈʊnˌklaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unklar" come from?
"unklar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list