Unwort

[ˈʊnˌvɔʁt]

/[ˈʊnˌvɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unwort” is uncommon German (frequency #53,324 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,324
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neu gebildetes und schlimmes, unangebrachtes, verwerfliches Wort

Corpus desk

Index DE-unwort · Unwort · German

Unwort · rank #53,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,324
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwirklich

Nearest frequency peer: unwirklich (-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 „Unwort“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌvɔʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unwort“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unwirklich“ (#53,323), „unzensiert“ (#53,325), „unverzichtbare“ (#53,322). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unwort“ bei #53,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unwort is uncommon German at frequency #53,324 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Unwort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unwort, spelled U-N-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    neu gebildetes und schlimmes, unangebrachtes, verwerfliches Wort
  2. 2
    unschönes Wort, ein falsch oder unglücklich gebildetes Wort

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das erste, von der Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache zum Unwort des Jahres gewählte Wort war 1991 „ausländerfrei“.
  2. Analog zum Unwort wird gelegentlich auch nach einem Unsatz des Tages oder des Jahres gesucht, so z.B. in einer NDR II-Umfrage bei den Hörern im Jahr 2000.

This word in other languages

barbarisme(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 "Unwort"?
"Unwort" is spelled U-N-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌvɔʁt].
What does "Unwort" mean?
As a noun, "Unwort" means: neu gebildetes und schlimmes, unangebrachtes, verwerfliches Wort
How do you pronounce "Unwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unwort" is [ˈʊnˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unwort" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list