unaussprechlich
German, adjective[ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃpʁɛçlɪç]
unaussprechlich is spelled U-N-A-U-S-S-P-R-E-C-H-L-I-C-H (15 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unaussprechlich is a German adjective meaning “unpronounceable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “akustisch nicht oder nur sehr schwer wiedergebbar”.
What does unaussprechlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unpronounceable
- 2
unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable (so sacred, mysterious or overawing that it cannot be spoken of or described)
- 3
unspeakable, inexpressible, unmentionable, nameless (so horrible, shocking or immoral that the speaker shuns away from expressing it)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. akustisch nicht oder nur sehr schwer wiedergebbar 2. sich nicht beschreiben lassend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of unaussprechlich
- unaussprechlicher masculine nominative singular
- am unaussprechlichsten superlative
- unaussprechliche feminine nominative singular
- unaussprechliches neuter nominative singular
- unaussprechlichen genitive masculine singular
- unaussprechlichem dative masculine singular
- der unaussprechliche definite includes-article masculine
- die unaussprechliche definite feminine includes-article
- das unaussprechliche definite includes-article neuter
- die unaussprechlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des unaussprechlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der unaussprechlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem unaussprechlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce unaussprechlich?
- [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃpʁɛçlɪç]
- [ˈʊnʔaʊ̯sˌʃpʁɛçlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to unaussprechlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is unaussprechlich in German?
unaussprechlich appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).