Unfähigkeit
\ˈʊnˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t\
The verdict
“Unfähigkeit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incompétence, incapacité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unfahigkeit · Unfähigkeit · French
Unfähigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Unfähigkeit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʊnˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Unfähigkeit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Unfähigkeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʊnˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incompétence, incapacité.".
Unfähigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Unfähigkeit, spelled U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Incompétence, incapacité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Unfähigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit der Unfähigkeit, mit den Menschen nicht umgehen zu können, hatte er nie wirklich eine Chance im Berufsleben.
Synonyms
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.