unverhofft
[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔft]
The verdict
“unverhofft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,850 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #37,850
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht erwartbar, nicht erwartet, nicht zu erhoffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unverhofft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unverhofft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unverhofft is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔft]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,850 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht erwartbar, nicht erwartet, nicht zu erhoffen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unverhofft, with forms such as "nuverhofft", "unevrhofft", and "unnverhofft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unverhofft, spelled U-N-V-E-R-H-O-F-F-T.
Definition
- 1nicht erwartbar, nicht erwartet, nicht zu erhoffen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuverhofft,unevrhofft,unnverhofft,unvehrofft,unverhfoft,unverhhofft,unverhofftt,unverhoft,unverhoftf,unverohfft,unverrhofft,unvrehofft,unvverhofft,uvnerhofft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unverhofft - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “unverhofft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-V-E-R-H-O-F-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.