unschuldigen

/[ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,164

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

unschuldigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig Pronounced [ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Often confused with Unschuldiger and unschuldig.

Key facts for unschuldigen
PropertyValue
Headwordunschuldigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,164
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unschuldigen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,164 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for unschuldigen, with forms such as "nuschuldigen", "uncshuldigen", and "unnschuldigen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unschuldiger", "unschuldig", "Unschuldige", 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 unschuldigen, spelled U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuschuldigen,uncshuldigen,unnschuldigen,unscchuldigen,unschhuldigen,unschludigen,unschudligen,unschulddigen,unschuldgien,unschuldiegn,unschuldigenn,unschuldiggen,unschuldigne,unschulidgen,unschulldigen,unscuhldigen,unshculdigen,unsschuldigen,usnchuldigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unschuldigen

Misspelling Variants of "unschuldigen"

nuschuldigen12uncshuldigen12unnschuldigen13unscchuldigen13unschhuldigen13unschludigen12unschudligen12unschulddigen13
Misspelling Variants of "unschuldigen"

Frequency rank: #17,164 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unschuldigen"?
"unschuldigen" is spelled U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩].
What does "unschuldigen" mean?
As an adj, "unschuldigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig
What words are commonly confused with "unschuldigen"?
"unschuldigen" is commonly confused with "Unschuldiger", "unschuldig", "Unschuldige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unschuldigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unschuldigen" is [ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unschuldigen" come from?
"unschuldigen" 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.