unverhoffte

[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə]

/[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unverhoffte” is uncommon German (frequency #99,240 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,240
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft

Corpus desk

Index DE-unverhoffte · unverhoffte · German

unverhoffte · rank #99,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,240
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterseiten

Nearest frequency peer: Unterseiten (-2 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 „unverhoffte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unverhoffte
PropertyValue
Headwordunverhoffte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unverhoffte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unverhofftefällt 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: „Unterseiten“ (#99,238), „unvermeidbare“ (#99,242), „unvermeidbaren“ (#99,243). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unverhoffte“ bei #99,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unverhoffte is uncommon German at frequency #99,240 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

unverhoffte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unverhoffte, spelled U-N-V-E-R-H-O-F-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft

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 "unverhoffte"?
"unverhoffte" is spelled U-N-V-E-R-H-O-F-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə].
What does "unverhoffte" mean?
As an adjective, "unverhoffte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unverhofft
How do you pronounce "unverhoffte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unverhoffte" is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɔftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unverhoffte" come from?
"unverhoffte" 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 "unverhoffte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unterseiten#99,238unwissender#99,244Verblüffung#99,258unersetzbar#99,221

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list