unruhig

/[ˈʊnʁuːɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,308

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

unruhig is anGermanadj. It means: nervös, nicht gelassen Pronounced [ˈʊnʁuːɪç]. Often confused with unruhige and unruhigen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unruhig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unruhig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʁuːɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,308 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for unruhig, with forms such as "nuruhig", "unnruhig", and "unrhuig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unruhig, spelled U-N-R-U-H-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuruhig,unnruhig,unrhuig,unrruhig,unruhgi,unruhhig,unruhigg,unruihg,unurhig,urnuhig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unruhig

Misspelling Variants of "unruhig"

nuruhig7unnruhig8unrhuig7unrruhig8unruhgi7unruhhig8unruhigg8unruihg7
Misspelling Variants of "unruhig"

Frequency rank: #16,308 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.