Unzucht

[ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt]

/[ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Unzucht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,693
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuelles Verhalten, das gegen das sittliche Empfinden einer Gesellschaft verstößt; illegitimer Geschlechtsverkehr

Corpus desk

Index DE-unzucht · Unzucht · German

Unzucht · rank #36,693 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unvernünftig

Nearest frequency peer: unvernünftig (-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 „Unzucht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unzucht“ 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).

Unzucht vs Unrecht
71% similar
Unzucht vs undicht
57% similar

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

Key facts for Unzucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnzucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,693
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unzucht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Unzuchtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unvernünftig“ (#36,692), „USV“ (#36,694), „unterstellten“ (#36,691). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unzucht“ bei #36,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Unzucht (IPA [ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,693 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sexuelles Verhalten, das gegen das sittliche Empfinden einer Gesellschaft verstößt; illegitimer Geschlechtsverkehr".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unzucht, with forms such as "nuzucht", "unnzucht", and "unuzcht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unrecht", "undicht", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Unzucht, spelled U-N-Z-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sexuelles Verhalten, das gegen das sittliche Empfinden einer Gesellschaft verstößt; illegitimer Geschlechtsverkehr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil sie so offen ihre Unzucht trieb und ihre Scham entblößte, wandte auch ich mich jäh von ihr ab, wie ich mich von ihrer Schwester abgewandt hatte.
  2. Im Jahre 1912 wurde der Maler Egon Schiele in Wien verhaftet. Man warf ihm vor, er treibe Unzucht mit Kindern und produziere Pornographie.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuzucht
  • unnzucht
  • unuzcht
  • unzcuht
  • unzuccht
  • unzuchht
  • unzuchtt
  • unzucth
  • unzuhct
  • unzzucht
  • uznucht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unzucht - 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.

nuzucht2unnzucht1unuzcht2unzcuht2unzuccht1unzuchht1unzuchtt1unzucth2
Edit distance from "Unzucht"

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 "Unzucht"?
"Unzucht" is spelled U-N-Z-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt].
What does "Unzucht" mean?
As a noun, "Unzucht" means: sexuelles Verhalten, das gegen das sittliche Empfinden einer Gesellschaft verstößt; illegitimer Geschlechtsverkehr
What words are commonly confused with "Unzucht"?
"Unzucht" is commonly confused with "Unrecht", "undicht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unzucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unzucht" is [ˈʊnˌt͡sʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unzucht" come from?
"Unzucht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list