unsozial

[ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl]

/[ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl]/ adj

The verdict

“unsozial” is uncommon German (frequency #64,814 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,814
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht fähig oder nicht willig, in einer Gemeinschaft zu leben und einer solchen Gutes zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-unsozial · unsozial · German

unsozial · rank #64,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,814
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unteilbar

Nearest frequency peer: unteilbar (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unsozial“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unsozial“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unsozial
PropertyValue
Headwordunsozial
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unsozial“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unsozialfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unteilbar“ (#64,815), „ungelesen“ (#64,812), „unterhaltend“ (#64,816). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unsozial“ bei #64,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsozial is uncommon German at frequency #64,814 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht fähig oder nicht willig, in einer Gemeinschaft zu leben und einer solchen Gutes zu tun".

Zero misspellings are on record for unsozial in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unsozial, spelled U-N-S-O-Z-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht fähig oder nicht willig, in einer Gemeinschaft zu leben und einer solchen Gutes zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how unsozial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Denn solche Machtgebilde verfälschen den volkswirtschaftlichen Sinn des Privateigentums und führen als den Intentionen des Gesamtsystems widersprechend zu schweren Schädigungen des Wirtschaftsprozesses. Dann wirkt das Privateigentum in der Tat unsozial.“

Synonyms

gemeinschaftsfeindlichgemeinschaftsfremdgemeinschaftsunfähigasozial

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "unsozial"?
"unsozial" is spelled U-N-S-O-Z-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl].
What does "unsozial" mean?
As an adjective, "unsozial" means: nicht fähig oder nicht willig, in einer Gemeinschaft zu leben und einer solchen Gutes zu tun
How do you pronounce "unsozial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unsozial" is [ˈʊnzoˌt͡si̯aːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unsozial" come from?
"unsozial" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list