unklarer

[ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ]

/[ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“unklarer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,173 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,173
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unklarer · unklarer · German

unklarer · rank #54,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,173
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Universitätsp…

Nearest frequency peer: Universitätsprofessor (-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 „unklarer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unklarer
PropertyValue
Headwordunklarer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unklarer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unklarerfällt 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: „Universitätsprofessor“ (#54,172), „unsachlich“ (#54,174), „ungelogen“ (#54,171). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unklarer“ bei #54,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unklarer is uncommon German at frequency #54,173 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

unklarer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unklarer, spelled U-N-K-L-A-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "unklarer"?
"unklarer" is spelled U-N-K-L-A-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ].
What does "unklarer" mean?
As an adjective, "unklarer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unklar
How do you pronounce "unklarer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unklarer" is [ˈʊnˌklaːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unklarer" come from?
"unklarer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list