unbarmherzig
The verdict
“unbarmherzig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impitoyable, dur, peu charitable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unbarmherzig · unbarmherzig · French
unbarmherzig · 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 | unbarmherzig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unbarmherzig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impitoyable, dur, peu charitable.".
No misspelling variants are generated for unbarmherzig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is unbarmherzig, spelled U-N-B-A-R-M-H-E-R-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1Impitoyable, dur, peu charitable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unbarmherzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Trotz seiner langjährigen Dienste zeigte sich sein Chef unbarmherzig: Er wurde entlassen.
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.