unsauber
[ˈʊnˌzaʊ̯bɐ]
The verdict
“unsauber” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,387 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #58,387
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht reinlich, nicht frei von Unrat/Dreck
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsauber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌzaʊ̯bɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,387 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unsauber” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unsauber is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌzaʊ̯bɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,387 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.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unsauber, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unsauber, spelled U-N-S-A-U-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1nicht reinlich, nicht frei von Unrat/Dreck
- 2den formalen, inhaltlichen Anforderungen nicht entsprechend
- 3moralisch verwerflich
Antonyms
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.
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Using “unsauber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-S-A-U-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnˌzaʊ̯bɐ] (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.