unnütze

[ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]

/[ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]/ adj

The verdict

“unnütze” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,325
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz

Corpus desk

Index DE-unnutze · unnütze · German

unnütze · rank #49,325 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,325
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ungunsten

Nearest frequency peer: Ungunsten (-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 “unnütze”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unnütze” 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 September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

unnütze vs unnütz
86% similar

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

Key facts for unnütze
PropertyValue
Headwordunnütze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,325
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “unnütze” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unnützeliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Ungunsten“ (#49,324), „unpolitisch“ (#49,326), „unbefugte“ (#49,323). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around unnütze (IPA [ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,325 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for unnütze, with forms such as "nunütze", "unntüze", and "unnütez". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unnütz", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unnütze, spelled U-N-N-Ü-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nunütze
  • unntüze
  • unnütez
  • unnüttze
  • unnützze
  • unnüzte
  • unüntze
  • unütze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unnütze - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nunütze2unntüze2unnütez2unnüttze1unnützze1unnüzte2unüntze2unütze1
Edit distance from "unnütze"

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 "unnütze"?
"unnütze" is spelled U-N-N-Ü-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə].
What does "unnütze" mean?
As an adjective, "unnütze" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz
What words are commonly confused with "unnütze"?
"unnütze" is commonly confused with "unnütz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unnütze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unnütze" is [ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unnütze" come from?
"unnütze" 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 "unnütze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "unnütz". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #49,325 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse

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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