unpaarig

[ˈʊnˌpaːʁɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌpaːʁɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-unpaarig · unpaarig · German

unpaarig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 unpaarig
PropertyValue
Headwordunpaarig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌpaːʁɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unpaarig“ im Deutschen

unpaarigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unpaarig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unpaarig, spelled U-N-P-A-A-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht paarig; nicht paarweise auftretend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sogar in Kleiderschränken, die rühmlicherweise nicht an ein Versuchslabor für Chaosforschung gemahnen, tendieren Socken dazu, unpaarig ins Nichts und Nirgendwo zu entrücken.“
  2. „Das Schöllkraut ist eine 30 bis 60 cm hohe Staude mit verzweigtem und abstehend behaartem Stängel. Daran sitzen unpaarig buchtig-gefiederte Blätter, oberseits hellgrün, unterseits blaugrün und bereift.“

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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 "unpaarig"?
"unpaarig" is spelled U-N-P-A-A-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌpaːʁɪç].
What does "unpaarig" mean?
As an adjective, "unpaarig" means: nicht paarig; nicht paarweise auftretend
How do you pronounce "unpaarig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpaarig" is [ˈʊnˌpaːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unpaarig" come from?
"unpaarig" 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