Unverschämtheit
German, noun/ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ʃɛːmthaɪ̯t/
Unverschämtheit is spelled U-N-V-E-R-S-C-H-Ä-M-T-H-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unverschämtheit is a German feminine noun meaning “cheekiness, impudence, impertinence, insolence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Plural: unverschämte Haltung, unverschämtes Wesen einer Person; das Unverschämtsein”.
What does Unverschämtheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecheekiness, impudence, impertinence, insolence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ohne Plural: unverschämte Haltung, unverschämtes Wesen einer Person; das Unverschämtsein 2. unverschämte Aussage oder Haltung; etwas Unverschämtes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unverschämtheit
- Unverschämtheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unverschämtheit?
- /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ʃɛːmthaɪ̯t/
- /-ʃeːmt-/
- [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ʃɛːmthaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Unverschämtheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Unverschämtheit in German?
Unverschämtheit appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).