unbeholfen
\ˈʊnbəˌhɔlfn̩\
The verdict
“unbeholfen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladroit, laborieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unbeholfen · unbeholfen · French
unbeholfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | unbeholfen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊnbəˌhɔlfn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unbeholfen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnbəˌhɔlfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maladroit, laborieux.".
unbeholfen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is unbeholfen, spelled U-N-B-E-H-O-L-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Maladroit, laborieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unbeholfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Ich meine, mich beschäftigt sein Stil, Samuel, der Stil eines Arztes, der einst eine gewandte Feder führte und nun reichlich unbeholfen schreibt», sagte der Alte vorsichtig.
Lenzen stellt seine Tasche auf den erstbesten Stuhl, öffnet sie, wirft einen Blick hinein. Offensichtlich vergewissert er sich, dass er alles dabeihat. Er wirkt ein wenig unbeholfen, fast nervös, aber das tut der Fotograf auch.
Synonyms
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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.