unwillkommen
[ˈʊnvɪlˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“unwillkommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht willkommen, nicht gern gesehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unwillkommen · unwillkommen · German
unwillkommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unwillkommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnvɪlˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unwillkommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unwillkommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnvɪlˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht willkommen, nicht gern gesehen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unwillkommen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unwillkommen, spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht willkommen, nicht gern gesehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unwillkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie sich bald zeigte, waren der russischen Regierung die ungebetenen Gäste höchst unwillkommen.“
Antonyms
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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.