unvorteilhaft

[ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft]

/[ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“unvorteilhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #70,921 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,921
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keinen Vorteil mit sich bringend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unvorteilhaft · unvorteilhaft · German

unvorteilhaft · rank #70,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,921
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterkiefers

Nearest frequency peer: Unterkiefers (-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 „unvorteilhaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unvorteilhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordunvorteilhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft]
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unvorteilhaft“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unvorteilhaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unterkiefers“ (#70,920), „Unruhestifter“ (#70,919), „uw“ (#70,923). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unvorteilhaft“ bei #70,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unvorteilhaft is uncommon German at frequency #70,921 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unvorteilhaft in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unvorteilhaft, spelled U-N-V-O-R-T-E-I-L-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Vorteil mit sich bringend
  2. 2
    nachteilig hinsichtlich des Aussehens, ungünstig aussehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Man kannte sie ja nur von jenen unvorteilhaften Zeitungsfotos, auf denen sie aussah wie ein junges, etwas zurückgebliebenes Mädchen aus der ostdeutschen Provinz.“

Antonyms

vorteilhaft

This word in other languages

désavantageux(Français)

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 "unvorteilhaft"?
"unvorteilhaft" is spelled U-N-V-O-R-T-E-I-L-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft].
What does "unvorteilhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "unvorteilhaft" means: keinen Vorteil mit sich bringend
How do you pronounce "unvorteilhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unvorteilhaft" is [ˈʊnfɔʁtaɪ̯lhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unvorteilhaft" come from?
"unvorteilhaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unruhestifter#70,919unbeteiligter#70,916unausstehlich#70,913verschissenen#70,948

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list