unvertraut

[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t]

/[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht vertraut, jemandem nicht bekannt

Corpus desk

Index DE-unvertraut · unvertraut · German

unvertraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 unvertraut
PropertyValue
Headwordunvertraut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unvertraut“ im Deutschen

unvertrautschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unvertraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht vertraut, jemandem nicht bekannt".

No misspelling variants are generated for unvertraut in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 unvertraut, spelled U-N-V-E-R-T-R-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht vertraut, jemandem nicht bekannt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er beobachtete sie aus dem Augenwinkel, wie sie auf dem Sitz nach vorn rutschte und angestrengt in die unvertraute Nacht hinausspähte.“
  2. „›Zwar wird dir in unserer Zeit alles unvertraut vorkommen, und vieles wirst du nicht begreifen.‹“

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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 "unvertraut"?
"unvertraut" is spelled U-N-V-E-R-T-R-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t].
What does "unvertraut" mean?
As an adjective, "unvertraut" means: nicht vertraut, jemandem nicht bekannt
How do you pronounce "unvertraut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unvertraut" is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unvertraut" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list