Unterkunft
\ʊntɐˌkʊnft\
The verdict
“Unterkunft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Logement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unterkunft · Unterkunft · French
Unterkunft · 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 | Unterkunft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʊntɐˌkʊnft\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Unterkunft » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Unterkunft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʊntɐˌkʊnft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Logement.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Unterkunft in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Unterkunft, spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-U-N-F-T.
Definition
- 1Logement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Unterkunft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Großteil der Berghütten – also bewirtschaftete Unterkünfte, die von kleinen Schutzhütten für eine Hand voll Menschen bis hin zu großen Häusern mit fast 200 Betten reichen – sind noch nicht gefährdet.
Synonyms
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.