unzutreffend
[ˈʊnt͡suˌtʁɛfn̩t]
The verdict
“unzutreffend” is uncommon German (frequency #52,526 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,526
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht dem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt entsprechend, im vorliegenden Fall falsch
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzutreffend · unzutreffend · German
unzutreffend · rank #52,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,526
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unzufriedene
Nearest frequency peer: unzufriedene (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unzutreffend“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Untiefen
Untiefen
47,478 corpus weight
- unwirtschaf…
unwirtschaftlich
47,477 corpus weight
- unzufriedene
unzufriedene
47,476 corpus weight
- unzutreffend
unzutreffend
47,475 corpus weight
- Verallgemei…
Verallgemeinerungen
47,473 corpus weight
- verbessere
verbessere
47,472 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unzutreffend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unzutreffend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnt͡suˌtʁɛfn̩t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #52,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unzutreffend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unzutreffend is uncommon German at frequency #52,526 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnt͡suˌtʁɛfn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht dem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt entsprechend, im vorliegenden Fall falsch".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unzutreffend, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unzutreffend, spelled U-N-Z-U-T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1nicht dem tatsächlichen Sachverhalt entsprechend, im vorliegenden Fall falsch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unzutreffend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Analyse war vollkommen unzutreffend.
„Wie können Sie das behaupten!? Dieser Bericht basiert doch auf unzutreffenden Aussagen und ist deshalb vollkommen falsch!“
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).