unzweckmäßig
[ˈʊnt͡svɛkˌmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“unzweckmäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für seinen Zweck ungeeignet, nicht angemessen; nutzlos
Corpus desk
Index DE-unzweckma-ig · unzweckmäßig · German
unzweckmäßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | unzweckmäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnt͡svɛkˌmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unzweckmäßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unzweckmäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnt͡svɛkˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für seinen Zweck ungeeignet, nicht angemessen; nutzlos".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unzweckmäßig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unzweckmäßig, spelled U-N-Z-W-E-C-K-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1für seinen Zweck ungeeignet, nicht angemessen; nutzlos
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unzweckmäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Terminologie erscheint mir wissenschaftlich unzweckmäßig und innerlich widerspruchsvoll.“
„Ich möchte aber in diesem Brief erklären, warum es unzweckmäßig ist, wenn Sie Ihre Wut in solchen und ähnlichen Formulierungen ausdrücken.“
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.