unpersönlich

[ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç]

/[ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unpersönlich” is uncommon German (frequency #63,879 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,879
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nichts Menschliches, keine Herzlichkeit zeigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unpersonlich · unpersönlich · German

unpersönlich · rank #63,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,879
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unkompliziert…

Nearest frequency peer: unkomplizierter (-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 „unpersönlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unpersönlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunpersönlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unpersönlich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unpersönlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unkomplizierter“ (#63,878), „Universitätsklinikums“ (#63,877), „unreine“ (#63,881). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unpersönlich“ bei #63,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unpersönlich is uncommon German at frequency #63,879 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for unpersönlich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unpersönlich, spelled U-N-P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nichts Menschliches, keine Herzlichkeit zeigend
  2. 2
    keinen eigenen Charakter, keine individuellen Züge aufweisend
  3. 3
    auf kein bestimmtes Subjekt, keine Person bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die unpersönlichsten Begegnungen, wie beispielsweise mit einem Fremden, der nach einer Strasse fragt, werden auf die kürzeste Art abgehandelt.“
  2. „Im Gegenteil, ich mag es gerne groß und unpersönlich. Wo man nur eine Nummer ist, fällt es leichter, sich gehen zu lassen.“

Synonyms

zurückhaltendkühl

This word in other languages

cold(English)impersonal(Español)froid(Français)

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 "unpersönlich"?
"unpersönlich" is spelled U-N-P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç].
What does "unpersönlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unpersönlich" means: nichts Menschliches, keine Herzlichkeit zeigend
How do you pronounce "unpersönlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unpersönlich" is [ˈʊnpɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unpersönlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unbegrenzter#63,872unbarmherzig#63,870verschmutzen#63,908verschüttete#63,910

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list