unfertig

\ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\

/\ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“unfertig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Non complété, terminé, mûr.

Corpus desk

Index FR-unfertig · unfertig · French

unfertig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for unfertig
PropertyValue
Headwordunfertig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « unfertig » en français

unfertigreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unfertig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Non complété, terminé, mûr.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unfertig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is unfertig, spelled U-N-F-E-R-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Non complété, terminé, mûr.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Baustelle zum sechsspurigen Ausbau der Autobahn feiert heute ihr 20-jähriges Jubiläum. (...) Es ist ein großes Fest, das die Organisatoren für den Abend geplant haben: Nach einer Rede von Verkehrsminister Volker Wissing soll ein Festumzug mit schwerem Baustellengerät über die nach wie vor unfertige Fahrspur stattfinden, bevor ein Feuerwerk die Feierli…

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 "unfertig"?
"unfertig" is spelled U-N-F-E-R-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\.
What does "unfertig" mean?
As an adjective, "unfertig" means: Non complété, terminé, mûr.
How do you pronounce "unfertig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unfertig" is \ˈʊnˌfɛʁtɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unfertig" come from?
"unfertig" is a French 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