unreif
German, adjective/ˈʊnʁaɪ̯f/
unreif is spelled U-N-R-E-I-F (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unreif is a German adjective meaning “unripe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht den vollen Reifegrad erreicht”.
What does unreif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unripe
- 2
immature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht den vollen Reifegrad erreicht 2. jugendlich unerfahren, (intellektuell) nicht erwachsen 3. noch nicht vollends durchdacht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of unreif
- unreifer masculine nominative singular
- am unreifsten superlative
- unreife feminine nominative singular
- unreifes neuter nominative singular
- unreifen genitive masculine singular
- unreifem dative masculine singular
- der unreife definite includes-article masculine
- die unreife definite feminine includes-article
- das unreife definite includes-article neuter
- die unreifen definite includes-article nominative
- des unreifen definite genitive includes-article
- der unreifen definite feminine genitive
- dem unreifen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce unreif?
- /ˈʊnʁaɪ̯f/
- [ˈʊnʁaɪ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to unreif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is unreif in German?
unreif appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).