unverbesserlich
[ˌʊnfɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐlɪç]
The verdict
“unverbesserlich” is uncommon German (frequency #71,972 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,972
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch nichts von seiner Haltung/Meinung abbringbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-unverbesserlich · unverbesserlich · German
unverbesserlich · rank #71,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,972
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Untote
Nearest frequency peer: Untote (-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 „unverbesserlich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- unternehmer…
unternehmerisch
28,033 corpus weight
- unterscheid
unterscheid
28,031 corpus weight
- Untote
Untote
28,030 corpus weight
- unverbesser…
unverbesserlich
28,029 corpus weight
- unwahrschei…
unwahrscheinliche
28,028 corpus weight
- unwichtiger
unwichtiger
28,027 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unverbesserlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unverbesserlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌʊnfɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐlɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #71,972 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unverbesserlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unverbesserlich is uncommon German at frequency #71,972 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnfɛɐ̯ˈbɛsɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unverbesserlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unverbesserlich, spelled U-N-V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1durch nichts von seiner Haltung/Meinung abbringbar
- 2keine Aussicht auf Besserung/Heilung gewährend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unverbesserlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur ein unverbesserlicher Egoist kann den Fesseln entgehen, die ihm durch einen ungleichen Partner auferlegt werden.“
„Den Aufklärern indes und den Philanthropen war - in ihrem Glauben an die Möglichkeit für jeden Menschen, sein Leben vernünftig zu führen - die Unvernunft des Irren und sein Wahnsinn ein ideologisches Ärgernis und sein bis dahin unverbesserlicher Zustand eine praktische Herausforderung.“
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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