unprätentiös

\ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\

/\ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modeste, informel, sans prétentions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-unpratentios · unprätentiös · French

unprätentiös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for unprätentiös
PropertyValue
Headwordunprätentiös
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « unprätentiös » en français

unprätentiösreste 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

unprätentiös is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Modeste, informel, sans prétentions.".

Zero misspellings are on record for unprätentiös in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is unprätentiös, spelled U-N-P-R-Ä-T-E-N-T-I-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modeste, informel, sans prétentions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lernte einen Mann kennen. Wir bestellten Rotwein in einem ungewöhnlich unprätentiösen Laden und erzählten einander viel. Bestellten noch mehr Rotwein, dazu die Käseplatte, und lachten uns kaputt. Später tanzten wir Cha-Cha-Cha auf einer Verkehrsinsel.
  2. Das klassische Holzfällerhemd ist eine freundliche, unprätentiöse Haut für den nicht domestizierten Mann. Den Mann mit Schwielen (...)

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 "unprätentiös"?
"unprätentiös" is spelled U-N-P-R-Ä-T-E-N-T-I-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\.
What does "unprätentiös" mean?
As an adjective, "unprätentiös" means: Modeste, informel, sans prétentions.
How do you pronounce "unprätentiös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unprätentiös" is \ˈʊnpʁɛtɛnˌt͡si̯øːs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unprätentiös" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list