unfähig
\ʊnfɛːɪç\
The verdict
“unfähig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incompétent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unfahig · unfähig · French
unfähig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unfähig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʊnfɛːɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unfähig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unfähig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʊnfɛːɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unfähig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is unfähig, spelled U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Incompétent.
- 2Hors d'état, incapable de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die neue Mitarbeiterin ist völlig unfähig.
Er ist dreiundvierzig Jahre alt, fünfzehn davon hat er mit dem Schreiben verbracht, und die kleine Welt der Literatur erscheint ihm wie ein burlesker Zug, in dem sich Betrüger ohne Fahrschein und mit unfähigen Kontrolleuren als Komplizen lautstark in der ersten Klasse niederlassen (...)
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