unsinnig

/[ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,752

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

unsinnig is anGermanadj. It means: nicht sinnvoll, mit gesundem Menschenverstand nicht nachvollziehbar Pronounced [ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç]. Often confused with unsinnige and unsinnigen.

Key facts for unsinnig
PropertyValue
Headwordunsinnig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,752
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unsinnig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,752 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for unsinnig, with forms such as "nusinnig", "unisnnig", and "unnsinnig". 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, "unsinnige", "unsinnigen", "Unsinn", 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 unsinnig, spelled U-N-S-I-N-N-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht sinnvoll, mit gesundem Menschenverstand nicht nachvollziehbar
  2. 2
    sehr, übermäßig, übertrieben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nusinnig,unisnnig,unnsinnig,unsinig,unsining,unsinngi,unsinnigg,unsninig,unssinnig,usninnig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unsinnig

Misspelling Variants of "unsinnig"

nusinnig8unisnnig8unnsinnig9unsinig7unsining8unsinngi8unsinnigg9unsninig8
Misspelling Variants of "unsinnig"

Frequency rank: #23,752 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsinnig"?
"unsinnig" is spelled U-N-S-I-N-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç].
What does "unsinnig" mean?
As an adj, "unsinnig" means: nicht sinnvoll, mit gesundem Menschenverstand nicht nachvollziehbar
What words are commonly confused with "unsinnig"?
"unsinnig" is commonly confused with "unsinnige", "unsinnigen", "Unsinn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unsinnig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unsinnig" is [ˈʊnˌzɪnɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unsinnig" come from?
"unsinnig" 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.