unnachgiebig

[ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç]

/[ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unnachgiebig” is uncommon German (frequency #66,798 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,798
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-unnachgiebig · unnachgiebig · German

unnachgiebig · rank #66,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,798
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Universitätsm…

Nearest frequency peer: Universitätsmedizin (-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 „unnachgiebig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unnachgiebig
PropertyValue
Headwordunnachgiebig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unnachgiebig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unnachgiebigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Universitätsmedizin“ (#66,797), „unnützes“ (#66,799), „Unimog“ (#66,796). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unnachgiebig“ bei #66,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unnachgiebig is uncommon German at frequency #66,798 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht bereit nachzugeben".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unnachgiebig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unnachgiebig, spelled U-N-N-A-C-H-G-I-E-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht bereit nachzugeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beide Verhandlungspartner zeigten sich unnachgiebig.
  2. Der Präsident gibt sich trotz der verzweifelten Friedensbemühungen Kofi Annans unnachgiebig.

Antonyms

nachgiebig

This word in other languages

intransigent(English)intransigente(Español)intransigeant(Français)incansável(Português)

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 "unnachgiebig"?
"unnachgiebig" is spelled U-N-N-A-C-H-G-I-E-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç].
What does "unnachgiebig" mean?
As an adjective, "unnachgiebig" means: nicht bereit nachzugeben
How do you pronounce "unnachgiebig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unnachgiebig" is [ˈʊnnaːxˌɡiːbɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list