Unzulänglichkeit

[ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unzulänglichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #74,112 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,112
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, einer bestimmten Anforderung nicht zu genügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unzulanglichkeit · Unzulänglichkeit · German

Unzulänglichkeit · rank #74,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,112
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unvorhersehba…

Nearest frequency peer: unvorhersehbare (-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 “Unzulänglichkeit”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Unzulänglichkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unzulänglichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnzulänglichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#74,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unzulänglichkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Unzulänglichkeit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unzulänglichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #74,112 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, einer bestimmten Anforderung nicht zu genügen".

Unzulänglichkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Unzulänglichkeit, spelled U-N-Z-U-L-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, einer bestimmten Anforderung nicht zu genügen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er blieb nicht lange im Ungewissen, denn die Unzulänglichkeit des Wörterbuchs wurde bald deutlich.“
  2. „Je höher sich der menschliche Geist beim Entdecken solcher Zwecke aufschwingt, um so klarer liegt für ihn die Unzulänglichkeit des Endzwecks für die menschliche Fassungskraft auf der Hand.“

Synonyms

Misere

This word in other languages

shortcoming(English)insuffisance(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.

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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unzulänglichkeit"?
"Unzulänglichkeit" is spelled U-N-Z-U-L-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unzulänglichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unzulänglichkeit" means: Eigenschaft, einer bestimmten Anforderung nicht zu genügen
How do you pronounce "Unzulänglichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unzulänglichkeit" is [ˈʊnt͡suˌlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unterschriebenen#74,107Verbotsverfahren#74,122Totalüberwachung#74,075südfranzösischen#74,058

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list