unmöglichen

[ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩]

/[ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“unmöglichen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,266
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-unmoglichen · unmöglichen · German

unmöglichen · rank #40,266 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,266
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unikat

Nearest frequency peer: Unikat (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “unmöglichen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unmöglichen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unmöglichen vs unsäglichen
82% similar
unmöglichen vs unmögliches
91% similar
unmöglichen vs unmöglich
82% similar

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

Key facts for unmöglichen
PropertyValue
Headwordunmöglichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,266
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unmöglichen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unmöglichen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around unmöglichen (IPA [ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,266 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unmöglichen, with forms such as "numöglichen", "umnöglichen", and "unmgölichen". 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, "unsäglichen", "unmögliches", "unmöglich", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 unmöglichen, spelled U-N-M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • numöglichen
  • umnöglichen
  • unmgölichen
  • unmmöglichen
  • unmögglichen
  • unmögilchen
  • unmöglcihen
  • unmöglicchen
  • unmöglicehn
  • unmöglichenn
  • unmöglichhen
  • unmöglichne
  • unmöglihcen
  • unmögllichen
  • unmölgichen
  • unnmöglichen
  • unömglichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

numöglichen2umnöglichen2unmgölichen2unmmöglichen1unmögglichen1unmögilchen2unmöglcihen2unmöglicchen1
Edit distance from "unmöglichen"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verblendung#40,275Tischplatte#40,250verschönert#40,287Südkoreaner#40,238

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

unterscheide17 variantsSparsamkeit17 variantswichtigeren17 variantsZuwanderern17 variants
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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list