unklug

[ˈʊnˌkluːk]

/[ˈʊnˌkluːk]/ adj

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The verdict

“unklug” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,085
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gut durchdacht, taktisch ungeschickt

Corpus desk

Index DE-unklug · unklug · German

unklug · rank #39,085 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,085
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unklare

Nearest frequency peer: unklare (-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 „unklug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unklug“ 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).

unklug vs Unfug
50% similar
unklug vs unklar
67% similar

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

Key facts for unklug
PropertyValue
Headwordunklug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌkluːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,085
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unklug“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unklugliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unklare“ (#39,084), „unkritisch“ (#39,086), „Unfallflucht“ (#39,083). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unklug“ bei #39,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around unklug (IPA [ˈʊnˌkluːk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,085 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht gut durchdacht, taktisch ungeschickt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unklug, with forms such as "nuklug", "uknlug", and "unkklug". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unfug", "unklar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unklug, spelled U-N-K-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht gut durchdacht, taktisch ungeschickt

Antonyms

klug

This word in other languages

imprudent(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuklug
  • uknlug
  • unkklug
  • unklgu
  • unkllug
  • unklugg
  • unkulg
  • unlkug
  • unnklug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unklug - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuklug2uknlug2unkklug1unklgu2unkllug1unklugg1unkulg2unlkug2
Edit distance from "unklug"

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 "unklug"?
"unklug" is spelled U-N-K-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌkluːk].
What does "unklug" mean?
As an adjective, "unklug" means: nicht gut durchdacht, taktisch ungeschickt
What words are commonly confused with "unklug"?
"unklug" is commonly confused with "Unfug", "unklar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unklug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unklug" is [ˈʊnˌkluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unklug" come from?
"unklug" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tortur#39,070Suiten#39,057Suffix#39,056stehle#39,045

Similar misspelling depth

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

Urlaube9 variantsStällen9 variantswachse9 variantsSixtus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list