Unkraut verdirbt nicht

[ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt]

/[ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt]/ phrase

The verdict

“Unkraut verdirbt nicht” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Menschen von dieser Art überstehen alles, sind nicht kleinzukriegen

Key facts for Unkraut verdirbt nicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnkraut verdirbt nicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt]
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unkraut verdirbt nicht” sits in German frequency

Unkraut verdirbt nicht 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unkraut verdirbt nicht is 22 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Menschen von dieser Art überstehen alles, sind nicht kleinzukriegen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Unkraut verdirbt nicht in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unkraut verdirbt nicht, spelled U-N-K-R-A-U-T- -V-E-R-D-I-R-B-T- -N-I-C-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menschen von dieser Art überstehen alles, sind nicht kleinzukriegen

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unkraut verdirbt nicht"?
"Unkraut verdirbt nicht" is spelled U-N-K-R-A-U-T- -V-E-R-D-I-R-B-T- -N-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt].
What does "Unkraut verdirbt nicht" mean?
As a phrase, "Unkraut verdirbt nicht" means: Menschen von dieser Art überstehen alles, sind nicht kleinzukriegen
How do you pronounce "Unkraut verdirbt nicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unkraut verdirbt nicht" is [ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unkraut verdirbt nicht" come from?
"Unkraut verdirbt nicht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Unkraut verdirbt nicht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-K-R-A-U-T- -V-E-R-D-I-R-B-T- -N-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnkʁaʊ̯t fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt nɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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