Unze

[ˈʊnt͡sə]

/[ˈʊnt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unze” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,803
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewichtseinheit von etwa 30 Gramm

Corpus desk

Index DE-unze · Unze · German

Unze · rank #47,803 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,803
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unveröffentli…

Nearest frequency peer: unveröffentlichten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Unze“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Unze“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unze vs Uwe
50% similar
Unze vs Ute
50% similar
Unze vs use
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Unze
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnt͡sə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,803
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unze“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unveröffentlichten“ (#47,802), „Unzen“ (#47,804), „unveränderte“ (#47,801). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unze“ bei #47,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Unze (IPA [ˈʊnt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,803 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unze, with forms such as "nuze", "unez", and "unnze". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Uwe", "Ute", "use", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Unze, spelled U-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewichtseinheit von etwa 30 Gramm
  2. 2
    Gewichtseinheit für Edelmetalle von einem Zwölftel eines englischen Apothekerpfundes 31.1 Gramm
  3. 3
    Gewichtseinheit von einem Sechzehntel eines englischen Handelspfundes 28.35 Gramm
  4. 4
    die Raubkatze Jaguar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ferner wurden 18 Massen im Gewichte von 18 bis herab zu 1 Pfund (7–0,4 kg) und einige wenige im Gewichte von etwa einer Unze (30g) gefunden.“
  2. „Väsele Li behielt davon nur einhundertachtzig Unzen zur Bestreitung ihrer Lebensbedürfnisse; den Rest überließ sie Simen Tjing als Zuschuß zum Hausbau.“

Synonyms

Feinunze

This word in other languages

ounce(English)onza(Español)once(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuze
  • unez
  • unnze
  • unzze
  • uzne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuze2unez2unnze1unzze1uzne2
Edit distance from "Unze"

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 "Unze"?
"Unze" is spelled U-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnt͡sə].
What does "Unze" mean?
As a noun, "Unze" means: Gewichtseinheit von etwa 30 Gramm
What words are commonly confused with "Unze"?
"Unze" is commonly confused with "Uwe", "Ute", "use". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unze" is [ˈʊnt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unze" come from?
"Unze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Taft#47,766Soho#47,735Smog#47,734YOLO#47,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list