unsicher

/[ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,227

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

unsicher is anGermanadj. It means: eine Gefahr drohend, in sich bergend Pronounced [ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ]. It ranks #5,227 in German word frequency. Often confused with unsichere and unsicheren.

Key facts for unsicher
PropertyValue
Headwordunsicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,227
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unsicher is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,227 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for unsicher, with forms such as "nusicher", "unischer", and "unnsicher". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unsichere", "unsicheren", "unsicherer", and more, 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 unsicher, spelled U-N-S-I-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gefahr drohend, in sich bergend
  2. 2
    der Ausgang die Zukunft ist fraglich oder zweifelhaft, nicht klar
  3. 3
    kein Selbstbewusstsein, seiner selbst nicht sicher sein
  4. 4
    man kann sich auf etwas nicht verlassen, darauf vertrauen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nusicher,unischer,unnsicher,unsciher,unsiccher,unsicehr,unsicherr,unsichher,unsichre,unsihcer,unssicher,usnicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unsicher

Misspelling Variants of "unsicher"

nusicher8unischer8unnsicher9unsciher8unsiccher9unsicehr8unsicherr9unsichher9
Misspelling Variants of "unsicher"

Frequency rank: #5,227 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsicher"?
"unsicher" is spelled U-N-S-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ].
What does "unsicher" mean?
As an adj, "unsicher" means: eine Gefahr drohend, in sich bergend
What words are commonly confused with "unsicher"?
"unsicher" is commonly confused with "unsichere", "unsicheren", "unsicherer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unsicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unsicher" is [ˈʊnˌzɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unsicher" come from?
"unsicher" 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.