unmöglich

[ˈʊnmøːklɪç]

/[ˈʊnmøːklɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“unmöglich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,829
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht machbar, undurchführbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unmoglich · unmöglich · German

unmöglich · rank #1,829 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stiftung

Nearest frequency peer: Stiftung (-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 „unmöglich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unmöglich“ 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).

unmöglich vs unmögliche
90% similar
unmöglich vs unmöglichen
82% similar
unmöglich vs unmögliches
82% similar

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

Key facts for unmöglich
PropertyValue
Headwordunmöglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnmøːklɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,829
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unmöglich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unmöglichliegt 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: „Stiftung“ (#1,828), „verdammt“ (#1,830), „vergangenen“ (#1,831). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unmöglich“ bei #1,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around unmöglich (IPA [ˈʊnmøːklɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,829 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unmöglich, with forms such as "numöglich", "umnöglich", and "unmgölich". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unmögliche", "unmöglichen", "unmögliches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unmöglich, spelled U-N-M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht machbar, undurchführbar
  2. 2
    unduldbar, unentschuldbar, nicht akzeptabel, unpassend
  3. 3
    unwahrscheinlich, nicht vorstellbar, seltsam, merkwürdig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist unmöglich, diese schwierige Aufgabe in so kurzer Zeit zu lösen.
  2. „Die Bank zu steuern, das scheint fast unmöglich. […] Sein Job [als Chef] wird aber noch unmöglicher, wenn eine weitere Bank dazukommt.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • numöglich
  • umnöglich
  • unmgölich
  • unmmöglich
  • unmögglich
  • unmögilch
  • unmöglcih
  • unmöglicch
  • unmöglichh
  • unmöglihc
  • unmögllich
  • unmölgich
  • unnmöglich
  • unömglich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unmöglich - 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.

numöglich2umnöglich2unmgölich2unmmöglich1unmögglich1unmögilch2unmöglcih2unmöglicch1
Edit distance from "unmöglich"

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 "unmöglich"?
"unmöglich" is spelled U-N-M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnmøːklɪç].
What does "unmöglich" mean?
As an adjective, "unmöglich" means: nicht machbar, undurchführbar
What words are commonly confused with "unmöglich"?
"unmöglich" is commonly confused with "unmögliche", "unmöglichen", "unmögliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unmöglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unmöglich" is [ˈʊnmøːklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unmöglich" come from?
"unmöglich" 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 "unmöglich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list