unversehens
German, adverb[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌzeːəns]
unversehens is spelled U-N-V-E-R-S-E-H-E-N-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unversehens is a German adverb meaning “all of a sudden; unexpectedly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schnell und ohne Vorwarnung, ohne dass es zu erwarten war”.
What does unversehens mean in English?
adverb
- 1
all of a sudden; unexpectedly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. schnell und ohne Vorwarnung, ohne dass es zu erwarten war
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce unversehens?
- [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌzeːəns]
- [ˌʊnfɛɐ̯ˈzeːəns]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to unversehens
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is unversehens in German?
unversehens appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).