unseligen

[ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“unseligen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,413 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,413
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig

Corpus desk

Index DE-unseligen · unseligen · German

unseligen · rank #96,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,413
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH unspielbar

Nearest frequency peer: unspielbar (+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 “unseligen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “unseligen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for unseligen
PropertyValue
Headwordunseligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unseligen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unseligen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unseligen is uncommon German at frequency #96,413 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

unseligen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unseligen, spelled U-N-S-E-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unseligen"?
"unseligen" is spelled U-N-S-E-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩].
What does "unseligen" mean?
As an adjective, "unseligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unselig
How do you pronounce "unseligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unseligen" is [ˈʊnˌzeːlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unseligen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unrechtes#96,411Underdogs#96,406verabrede#96,429tröstende#96,390
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list