unvollkommen

[ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən]

/[ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən]/ adj

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The verdict

“unvollkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,808
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schwächen oder Mängeln behaftet

Corpus desk

Index DE-unvollkommen · unvollkommen · German

unvollkommen · rank #66,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,808
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unvernunft

Nearest frequency peer: Unvernunft (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unvollkommen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unvollkommen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unvollkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordunvollkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unvollkommen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unvollkommenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unvernunft“ (#66,807), „unvollständiger“ (#66,809), „Untertreibung“ (#66,806). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unvollkommen“ bei #66,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unvollkommen is uncommon German at frequency #66,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unvollkommen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unvollkommen, spelled U-N-V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Schwächen oder Mängeln behaftet
  2. 2
    nicht vollständig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir alle sind unvollkommen.

Synonyms

imperfekt

Antonyms

perfektvollkommen

This word in other languages

imperfect(English)imperfecto(Español)imparfait(Français)imperfeito(Português)

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 "unvollkommen"?
"unvollkommen" is spelled U-N-V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən].
What does "unvollkommen" mean?
As an adjective, "unvollkommen" means: mit Schwächen oder Mängeln behaftet
How do you pronounce "unvollkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unvollkommen" is [ˈʊnfɔlˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unvollkommen" come from?
"unvollkommen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

urkundlichen#66,811unterstanden#66,804unsichtbares#66,800unnachgiebig#66,798

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list