Unmenschlichkeit

[ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Unmenschlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #55,793 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,793
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, unmenschlich zu sein oder unmenschliches Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-unmenschlichkeit · Unmenschlichkeit · German

Unmenschlichkeit · rank #55,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,793
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unmenge

Nearest frequency peer: Unmenge (-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 „Unmenschlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unmenschlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnmenschlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#55,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unmenschlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Unmenschlichkeitfällt 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: „Unmenge“ (#55,792), „unnormal“ (#55,794), „unsagbar“ (#55,795). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unmenschlichkeit“ bei #55,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unmenschlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #55,793 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, unmenschlich zu sein oder unmenschliches Verhalten".

Zero misspellings are on record for Unmenschlichkeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unmenschlichkeit, spelled U-N-M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, unmenschlich zu sein oder unmenschliches Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Unmenschlichkeit der Tierindustrie überzeugt viele vom Veganismus.
  2. „Jahraus, jahrein hallen die Zeitungen von den Unmenschlichkeiten des Sultans wider.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Unmenschlichkeit"?
"Unmenschlichkeit" is spelled U-N-M-E-N-S-C-H-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unmenschlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unmenschlichkeit" means: die Eigenschaft, unmenschlich zu sein oder unmenschliches Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Unmenschlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unmenschlichkeit" is [ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unmenschlichkeit" come from?
"Unmenschlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list