unpaar

[ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯]

/[ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“unpaar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-unpaar · unpaar · German

unpaar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for unpaar
PropertyValue
Headwordunpaar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unpaar“ im Deutschen

unpaarliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unpaar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht paarweise auftretend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unpaar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unpaar, spelled U-N-P-A-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht paarweise auftretend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Zähne sind nur am Unterkiefer vorhanden, die unpaare Nasenöffnung befindet sich auf der linken Schädelseite – bei den Zwergpottwalen am Scheitel und beim eigentlichen Pottwal am Vorderkopf.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unpaar"?
"unpaar" is spelled U-N-P-A-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯].
What does "unpaar" mean?
As an adjective, "unpaar" means: nicht paarweise auftretend
How do you pronounce "unpaar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpaar" is [ˈʊnˌpaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unpaar" come from?
"unpaar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list