unwirsch
[ˈʊnˌvɪʁʃ]
The verdict
“unwirsch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußerst grob und überaus unwillig
Corpus desk
Index DE-unwirsch · unwirsch · German
unwirsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | unwirsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌvɪʁʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unwirsch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unwirsch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌvɪʁʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unwirsch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unwirsch, spelled U-N-W-I-R-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1äußerst grob und überaus unwillig
- 2ungemütlich, so dass man dem entfliehen möchte
- 3nur wenig oder gar nicht geachtet
- 4negative Gefühle hervorrufend, Ablehnung auslösend; böse, verächtlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unwirsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Noch eine Szene, in der einem Alten der Rücken geschrubbt wird, die Tochter tut es eilig, unwirsch, aber mit einer Gründlichkeit, die Zuneigung verrät.
Sie wurden übel empfangen und unwirsch fortgeschickt.
Synonyms
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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.