unschuldig
\ˈʊnʃʊldɪç\
The verdict
“unschuldig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Innocent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unschuldig · unschuldig · French
unschuldig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | unschuldig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊnʃʊldɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unschuldig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnʃʊldɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Innocent.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for unschuldig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 unschuldig, spelled U-N-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1Innocent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unschuldig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Darüber hinaus kann ein Fußgänger, der von einem Auto angefahren wird, Schmerzensgeld verlangen, wenn er unschuldig ist.
Kann es ein, dass die USA einem Staat trotz harter politischer Konflikte mit dessen Regierung einen auf den Schutz unschuldiger Zivilisten zielenden Tipp geben? Nach der Logik Putins ist das unmöglich.
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.