unwirklich

[ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unwirklich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,323 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,323
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - scheinbar nicht der Wirklichkeit/der Realität entsprechend

Key facts for unwirklich
PropertyValue
Headwordunwirklich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unwirklich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unwirklich lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unwirklich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,323 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "scheinbar nicht der Wirklichkeit/der Realität entsprechend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unwirklich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unwirklich, spelled U-N-W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    scheinbar nicht der Wirklichkeit/der Realität entsprechend

This word in other languages

irréel(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 "unwirklich"?
"unwirklich" is spelled U-N-W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç].
What does "unwirklich" mean?
As an adjective, "unwirklich" means: scheinbar nicht der Wirklichkeit/der Realität entsprechend
How do you pronounce "unwirklich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unwirklich" is [ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unwirklich" come from?
"unwirklich" 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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Using “unwirklich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnˌvɪʁklɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list