unschuldigen

[ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“unschuldigen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,164
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unschuldig

Corpus desk

Index DE-unschuldigen · unschuldigen · German

unschuldigen · rank #17,164 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,164
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungünstig

Nearest frequency peer: ungünstig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unschuldigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unschuldigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unschuldigen vs Unschuldiger
83% similar
unschuldigen vs unschuldig
83% similar
unschuldigen vs Unschuldige
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unschuldigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unschuldigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ungünstig“ (#17,163), „unterirdischen“ (#17,165), „Tüten“ (#17,162). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unschuldigen“ bei #17,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unschuldigen (IPA [ˈʊnʃʊldɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,164 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unschuldigen, with forms such as "nuschuldigen", "uncshuldigen", and "unnschuldigen". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unschuldiger", "unschuldig", "Unschuldige", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unschuldigen, spelled U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unschuldigen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuschuldigen2uncshuldigen2unnschuldigen1unscchuldigen1unschhuldigen1unschludigen2unschudligen2unschulddigen1
Edit distance from "unschuldigen"

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.

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 adjective, "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unschuldigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unwissenheit#17,170Verschärfung#17,175Todesursache#17,152wiederfinden#17,187

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Spezialitäten19 variantsAltersgruppen19 variantsReichsbürger19 variantsAuthentizität19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list