unwissentlich
[ˈʊnˌvɪsn̩tlɪç]
The verdict
“unwissentlich” is uncommon German (frequency #58,394 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,394
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne sich dessen bewusst zu sein; nicht wissend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unwissentlich · unwissentlich · German
unwissentlich · rank #58,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,394
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unterrichteten
Nearest frequency peer: unterrichteten (-3 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 „unwissentlich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Untergrenze
Untergrenze
41,612 corpus weight
- unterirdisc…
unterirdischer
41,611 corpus weight
- unterrichte…
unterrichteten
41,610 corpus weight
- unwissentli…
unwissentlich
41,607 corpus weight
- vanity
vanity
41,604 corpus weight
- verabredeten
verabredeten
41,602 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unwissentlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unwissentlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌvɪsn̩tlɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #58,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unwissentlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unwissentlich is uncommon German at frequency #58,394 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌvɪsn̩tlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne sich dessen bewusst zu sein; nicht wissend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unwissentlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unwissentlich, spelled U-N-W-I-S-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1ohne sich dessen bewusst zu sein; nicht wissend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unwissentlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unwissentlich hatte sie den letzten originalverschlossenen Kanister geöffnet.
„Der Mensch ist dazu bestimmt, schuldig zu werden, sei es wissentlich oder unwissentlich, sei es willentlich oder unwillentlich.“
Antonyms
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.
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