unvernünftig
[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯nʏnftɪç]
The verdict
“unvernünftig” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,692
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schwach an Vernunft, ohne Vernunft; nicht vernünftig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unvernünftig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯nʏnftɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #36,692 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unvernünftig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around unvernünftig (IPA [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯nʏnftɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,692 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schwach an Vernunft, ohne Vernunft; nicht vernünftig".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unvernünftig, with forms such as "nuvernünftig", "unevrnünftig", and "unnvernünftig". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unvernünftig, spelled U-N-V-E-R-N-Ü-N-F-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1schwach an Vernunft, ohne Vernunft; nicht vernünftig
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuvernünftig
- unevrnünftig
- unnvernünftig
- unvenrünftig
- unvernnüftig
- unvernnünftig
- unvernüfntig
- unvernünfftig
- unvernünfitg
- unvernünftgi
- unvernünftigg
- unvernünfttig
- unvernünnftig
- unvernüntfig
- unverrnünftig
- unverünnftig
- unvrenünftig
- unvvernünftig
- uvnernünftig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unvernünftig - 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.
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 “unvernünftig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-V-E-R-N-Ü-N-F-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯nʏnftɪç] (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
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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.