unmotiviert
[ˈʊnmotiˌviːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“unmotiviert” is uncommon German (frequency #56,616 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,616
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne erkennbaren Grund; ohne dass ein Motiv erkennbar ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-unmotiviert · unmotiviert · German
unmotiviert · rank #56,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,616
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH ungesunden
Nearest frequency peer: ungesunden (-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 „unmotiviert“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- ungeklärter
ungeklärter
43,389 corpus weight
- ungerechten
ungerechten
43,388 corpus weight
- ungesunden
ungesunden
43,386 corpus weight
- unmotiviert
unmotiviert
43,385 corpus weight
- unterbesetzt
unterbesetzt
43,384 corpus weight
- unterbindet
unterbindet
43,383 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unmotiviert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unmotiviert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnmotiˌviːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unmotiviert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unmotiviert is uncommon German at frequency #56,616 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnmotiˌviːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unmotiviert, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unmotiviert, spelled U-N-M-O-T-I-V-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1ohne erkennbaren Grund; ohne dass ein Motiv erkennbar ist
- 2keine Lust habend, eine Leistung zu erbringen
- 3keinen erkennbaren Zusammenhang zwischen der Form und der Bedeutung habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unmotiviert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der anscheinend unmotivierte Angriff auf Schülerinnen einer Schule ist der erste Fall dieser Art in Thailand.
Seit Inga mit Hans Schluss gemacht hat, hängt er nur noch unmotiviert in seinem Zimmer herum.
Antonyms
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).