Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unheimlich

/ʊnˈhaɪmlɪx/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-heim-lich
IPA
/ʊnˈhaɪmlɪx/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Weird, uncanny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German unheimlich (“unfamiliar”). Piecewise doublet of unhomely.

Inflected Forms

more unheimlich (comparative) most unheimlich (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce unheimlich?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʊnˈhaɪmlɪx/.
What does unheimlich mean?
Weird, uncanny.
Where does unheimlich come from?
Borrowed from German unheimlich (“unfamiliar”). Piecewise doublet of unhomely.

How to pronounce unheimlich

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