unzählig
[ʊnˈt͡sɛːlɪç]
The verdict
“unzählig” 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) - sehr viel, sehr zahlreich
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzahlig · unzählig · German
unzählig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unzählig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʊnˈt͡sɛːlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unzählig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unzählig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnˈt͡sɛːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr viel, sehr zahlreich".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unzählig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unzählig, spelled U-N-Z-Ä-H-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1sehr viel, sehr zahlreich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unzählig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit dem Kriegsausbruch sind unzählige Menschen auf der Flucht.
Sie hat unzählige Male versucht, ihn telefonisch zu erreichen, jedoch hat sie es nie geschafft.
This word in other languages
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.