unscharf
[ˈʊnˌʃaʁf]
The verdict
“unscharf” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,533
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Augen nicht deutlich erkennbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-unscharf · unscharf · German
unscharf · rank #27,533 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,533
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unnatürlich
Nearest frequency peer: unnatürlich (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unscharf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- UNICEF
UNICEF
72,470 corpus weight
- unnatürlich
unnatürlich
72,469 corpus weight
- unscharf
unscharf
72,468 corpus weight
- unterbricht
unterbricht
72,467 corpus weight
- unvereinbar
unvereinbar
72,466 corpus weight
- unzureichen…
unzureichende
72,465 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unscharf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unscharf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌʃaʁf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “unscharf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around unscharf (IPA [ˈʊnˌʃaʁf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,533 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for unscharf, with forms such as "nuscharf", "uncsharf", and "unnscharf". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unscharf, spelled U-N-S-C-H-A-R-F.
Definition
- 1mit den Augen nicht deutlich erkennbar
- 2nicht exakt, nur vage
- 3sich nicht mehr gut zum schneiden eignen; stumpf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unscharf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ohne meine Brille sehe ich alles nur unscharf.“
„Ich werde alt, meine Augen werden immer unschärfer. Ich muss mal zum Optiker gehen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuscharf
- uncsharf
- unnscharf
- unscahrf
- unsccharf
- unschafr
- unscharff
- unscharrf
- unschharf
- unschraf
- unshcarf
- unsscharf
- usncharf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unscharf - 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.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unscharf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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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.