zuungunsten

[t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩]

/[t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩]/ prep

The verdict

“zuungunsten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. 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) - zum Nachteil, Ungunsten von

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuungunsten · zuungunsten · German

zuungunsten · 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 "Z" 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.

Key facts for zuungunsten
PropertyValue
Headwordzuungunsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPreposition
IPA[t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuungunsten“ im Deutschen

zuungunstenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuungunsten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed [t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Nachteil, Ungunsten von".

No generated misspelling entries exist for zuungunsten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zuungunsten, spelled Z-U-U-N-G-U-N-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Nachteil, Ungunsten von

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Wirklichkeit entschied er häufig zuungunsten der Indianer.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuungunsten"?
"zuungunsten" is spelled Z-U-U-N-G-U-N-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩].
What does "zuungunsten" mean?
As a preposition, "zuungunsten" means: zum Nachteil, Ungunsten von
How do you pronounce "zuungunsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuungunsten" is [t͡suˈʔʊnɡʊnstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuungunsten" come from?
"zuungunsten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list