unverkrampft

[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft]

/[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - locker und ungekünstelt in Auftreten und Benehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unverkrampft · unverkrampft · German

unverkrampft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 unverkrampft
PropertyValue
Headwordunverkrampft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unverkrampft“ im Deutschen

unverkrampftliegt 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

unverkrampft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unverkrampft has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unverkrampft, spelled U-N-V-E-R-K-R-A-M-P-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    locker und ungekünstelt in Auftreten und Benehmen
  2. 2
    mit lockeren Muskeln und einer natürlichen Haltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihre unverkrampfte Art hat etwas sehr Erfrischendes.
  2. „2000 war das unverkrampfteste und sorgenfreiste Jahr für Rot-Grün überhaupt.“

Antonyms

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 "unverkrampft"?
"unverkrampft" is spelled U-N-V-E-R-K-R-A-M-P-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft].
What does "unverkrampft" mean?
As an adjective, "unverkrampft" means: locker und ungekünstelt in Auftreten und Benehmen
How do you pronounce "unverkrampft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unverkrampft" is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkʁamp͡ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unverkrampft" come from?
"unverkrampft" 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