Unzeit
[ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Unzeit” is uncommon German (frequency #95,036 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,036
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ungeeigneter, ungünstiger Zeitpunkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzeit · Unzeit · German
Unzeit · rank #95,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,036
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unveröffentli…
Nearest frequency peer: unveröffentlichtes (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Unzeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Untersuchun…
Untersuchungsverfahren
4,970 corpus weight
- untertitelt
untertitelt
4,969 corpus weight
- unterworfen…
unterworfenen
4,968 corpus weight
- unveröffent…
unveröffentlichtes
4,966 corpus weight
- Unzeit
Unzeit
4,965 corpus weight
- upcycling
upcycling
4,964 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Unzeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unzeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unzeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Unzeit is uncommon German at frequency #95,036 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungeeigneter, ungünstiger Zeitpunkt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Unzeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Unzeit, spelled U-N-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1ungeeigneter, ungünstiger Zeitpunkt
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unzeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.