unglücklich
\ˈʊn.ɡlʏk.lɪç\
The verdict
“unglücklich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui n’a pas de chance ; malchanceux, infortuné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unglucklich · unglücklich · French
unglücklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | unglücklich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊn.ɡlʏk.lɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unglücklich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊn.ɡlʏk.lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unglücklich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 unglücklich, spelled U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a pas de chance ; malchanceux, infortuné.
- 2Qui n’est pas joyeux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unglücklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bliebe noch, dass es in diesem Alter für einen natürlichen Tod nur wenige Optionen gibt: den Autounfall, das Leck in der Gasleitung, den Herzinfarkt, den unglücklichen Sturz. Punkt.
(...) einer von uns (ist) lebensgefährlich verunglückt. Ein dicker Luzerner, Sohn eines Wirts, der wie wir Medizin studierte – wieso wußte eigentlich niemand – und der auch ein Jahr darauf das Studium aufgab, um doch die Wirtschaft zu übernehmen. Dieser etwas linkische Bursche also fiel, da die Leiter zusammenbrach, die er bestiegen hatte, um unter dem Da…
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.