Unschuld
[ˈʊnˌʃʊlt]
The verdict
“Unschuld” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,144 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,144
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Fehlen von Schuld betreffend eines bestimmten Vorfalls oder strafrechtlichen Deliktes
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unschuld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌʃʊlt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unschuld” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Unschuld is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌʃʊlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,144 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unschuld, with forms such as "nuschuld", "uncshuld", and "unnschuld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unschuldig", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Unschuld, spelled U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D.
Definition
- 1das Fehlen von Schuld betreffend eines bestimmten Vorfalls oder strafrechtlichen Deliktes
- 2die allumfassende moralische Reinheit der Seele eines Menschen
- 3die geschlechtliche Unberührtheit einer Frau
- 4eine Charaktereigenschaft, die unter anderem Naivität, Optimismus, Ehrlichkeit und sexuelle Unerfahrenheit umfassen kann
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuschuld,uncshuld,unnschuld,unscchuld,unschhuld,unschlud,unschudl,unschuldd,unschulld,unscuhld,unshculd,unsschuld,usnchuld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unschuld - 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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Using “Unschuld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnˌʃʊlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unschuldig” - see the side-by-side comparison. Unschuld vs unschuldig
- 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.