unzuständig
[ˈʊnt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪç]
The verdict
“unzuständig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für etwas nicht verantwortlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzustandig · unzuständig · German
unzuständig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | unzuständig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unzuständig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unzuständig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für etwas nicht verantwortlich".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unzuständig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unzuständig, spelled U-N-Z-U-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1für etwas nicht verantwortlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unzuständig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einmal sah ich ihm in seiner Wohnung vor der Abreise zu – er lehnte meine Hilfe mit Recht als unzuständig ab –, wie er seinen Koffer packte.“
„Der königliche Vater verwies sie an seine Minister, unter den Ministern aber erklärten sich die Hannoveraner unzuständig ohne die Zustimmung der Londoner und umgekehrt, obwohl sie doch völlig uneins waren.“
Antonyms
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.