untätig
\ˈʊntɛːtɪç\
The verdict
“untätig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inactif, qui ne fait rien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-untatig · untätig · French
untätig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | untätig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊntɛːtɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « untätig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
untätig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊntɛːtɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inactif, qui ne fait rien.".
untätig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is untätig, spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Inactif, qui ne fait rien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how untätig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aber die Pest machte sie untätig, zwang sie dazu, sich in ihrer trostlosen Stadt im Kreis zu drehen, Tag um Tag den trügerischen Spielen der Erinnerung ausgeliefert.
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.