unredlich

[ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“unredlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,360 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#92,360
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - böswillig verschweigend oder die Unwahrheit sagend

Key facts for unredlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunredlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unredlich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unredlich lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unredlich is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,360 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "böswillig verschweigend oder die Unwahrheit sagend".

unredlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 unredlich, spelled U-N-R-E-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    böswillig verschweigend oder die Unwahrheit sagend

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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 "unredlich"?
"unredlich" is spelled U-N-R-E-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç].
What does "unredlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unredlich" means: böswillig verschweigend oder die Unwahrheit sagend
How do you pronounce "unredlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unredlich" is [ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unredlich" come from?
"unredlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “unredlich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-R-E-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnˌʁeːtlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list