unregelmäßig
[ˈʊnʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“unregelmäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht regelmäßig, Regeln verletztend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unregelma-ig · unregelmäßig · German
unregelmäßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unregelmäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unregelmäßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unregelmäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for unregelmäßig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unregelmäßig, spelled U-N-R-E-G-E-L-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht regelmäßig, Regeln verletztend
- 2in ungleichen zeitlichen oder örtlichen Abständen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unregelmäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Starke Verben sind nicht automatisch unregelmäßig, schwache Verben sind aber regelmäßig."
Die Post kommt hier ganz unregelmäßig, manchmal schon um 9, manchmal erst nach dem Mittagessen.
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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.