unpässlich

[ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht erkrankt, sich unwohl fühlend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unpasslich · unpässlich · German

unpässlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 unpässlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunpässlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unpässlich“ im Deutschen

unpässlichsitzt 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

unpässlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht erkrankt, sich unwohl fühlend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unpässlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unpässlich, spelled U-N-P-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht erkrankt, sich unwohl fühlend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gabi ist zurzeit leider unpässlich.
  2. Ich muss die Verabredung leider absagen, ich fühle mich etwas unpässlich.

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This word in other languages

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 "unpässlich"?
"unpässlich" is spelled U-N-P-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç].
What does "unpässlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unpässlich" means: leicht erkrankt, sich unwohl fühlend
How do you pronounce "unpässlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpässlich" is [ˈʊnˌpɛslɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unpässlich" come from?
"unpässlich" 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