unruhig

[ˈʊnʁuːɪç]

/[ˈʊnʁuːɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unruhig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,308
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nervös, nicht gelassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unruhig · unruhig · German

unruhig · rank #16,308 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,308
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungeduldig

Nearest frequency peer: ungeduldig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unruhig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unruhig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unruhig vs unruhige
88% similar
unruhig vs unruhigen
78% similar
unruhig vs Unruhe
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unruhig
PropertyValue
Headwordunruhig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʁuːɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,308
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unruhig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unruhigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ungeduldig“ (#16,307), „unterlegen“ (#16,309), „unbegründet“ (#16,306). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unruhig“ bei #16,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around unruhig (IPA [ˈʊnʁuːɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,308 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for unruhig, with forms such as "nuruhig", "unnruhig", and "unrhuig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unruhige", "unruhigen", "Unruhe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unruhig, spelled U-N-R-U-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nervös, nicht gelassen
  2. 2
    sich unregelmäßig, aber stetig bewegend
  3. 3
    hektisch und laut, vielleicht sogar gefährlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist heute schon den ganzen Tag so unruhig.
  2. Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt.

Antonyms

ruhigentspanntgelassengleichmäßigregelmäßigidyllisch

This word in other languages

restless(English)inquiet(Français)inquieto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuruhig
  • unnruhig
  • unrhuig
  • unrruhig
  • unruhgi
  • unruhhig
  • unruhigg
  • unruihg
  • unurhig
  • urnuhig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unruhig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuruhig2unnruhig1unrhuig2unrruhig1unruhgi2unruhhig1unruhigg1unruihg2
Edit distance from "unruhig"

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 "unruhig"?
"unruhig" is spelled U-N-R-U-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʁuːɪç].
What does "unruhig" mean?
As an adjective, "unruhig" means: nervös, nicht gelassen
What words are commonly confused with "unruhig"?
"unruhig" is commonly confused with "unruhige", "unruhigen", "Unruhe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unruhig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unruhig" is [ˈʊnʁuːɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unruhig" come from?
"unruhig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trösten#16,302trauern#16,300sparsam#16,287zugehen#16,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Strahl10 variantsSkript10 variantsZugänge10 variantsrasiert10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list