Unvermögen

[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]

/[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unvermögen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,512
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mangelnde Fähigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-unvermogen · Unvermögen · German

Unvermögen · rank #35,512 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,512
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterton

Nearest frequency peer: Unterton (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Unvermögen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Unvermögen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unvermögen vs unterzogen
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Unvermögen
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnvermögen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,512
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unvermögen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unvermögenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unterton“ (#35,511), „users“ (#35,513), „Unternehmerin“ (#35,510). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unvermögen“ bei #35,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Unvermögen (IPA [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,512 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mangelnde Fähigkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unvermögen, with forms such as "nuvermögen", "unevrmögen", and "unnvermögen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unterzogen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Unvermögen, spelled U-N-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mangelnde Fähigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das schlechte Bild, das Europa im Augenblick abgibt, ist wesentlich dem Unvermögen seiner Eliten geschuldet.“

Synonyms

UnfähigkeitVersagen

Antonyms

VermögenFähigkeit

This word in other languages

inability(English)incapacidad(Español)incapacité(Français)incapacidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuvermögen
  • unevrmögen
  • unnvermögen
  • unvemrögen
  • unvermgöen
  • unvermmögen
  • unvermöegn
  • unvermögenn
  • unvermöggen
  • unvermögne
  • unverrmögen
  • unverömgen
  • unvremögen
  • unvvermögen
  • uvnermögen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unvermögen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuvermögen2unevrmögen2unnvermögen1unvemrögen2unvermgöen2unvermmögen1unvermöegn2unvermögenn1
Edit distance from "Unvermögen"

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 "Unvermögen"?
"Unvermögen" is spelled U-N-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩].
What does "Unvermögen" mean?
As a noun, "Unvermögen" means: mangelnde Fähigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Unvermögen"?
"Unvermögen" is commonly confused with "unterzogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unvermögen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unvermögen" is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unvermögen" come from?
"Unvermögen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unvermögen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Voraussagen15 variantsstilisiert15 variantsStammplatz15 variantszerkratzt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list