unsternbedroht

[ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt]

/[ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt]/ adj

The verdict

“unsternbedroht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Scheitern bestimmt, etwas, dem das Schicksal ungnädig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-unsternbedroht · unsternbedroht · German

unsternbedroht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for unsternbedroht
PropertyValue
Headwordunsternbedroht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unsternbedroht“ im Deutschen

unsternbedrohtliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unsternbedroht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Scheitern bestimmt, etwas, dem das Schicksal ungnädig ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unsternbedroht, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unsternbedroht, spelled U-N-S-T-E-R-N-B-E-D-R-O-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Scheitern bestimmt, etwas, dem das Schicksal ungnädig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aus beider Feinde unheilvollem Schoß entspringt ein Liebespaar, unsternbedroht, […]"

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unsternbedroht"?
"unsternbedroht" is spelled U-N-S-T-E-R-N-B-E-D-R-O-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt].
What does "unsternbedroht" mean?
As an adjective, "unsternbedroht" means: zum Scheitern bestimmt, etwas, dem das Schicksal ungnädig ist
How do you pronounce "unsternbedroht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unsternbedroht" is [ˈʊnʃtɛʁnbəˌdʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unsternbedroht" come from?
"unsternbedroht" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list