unausstehlich

[ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç]

/[ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unausstehlich” is uncommon German (frequency #70,913 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,913
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht zu ertragen, nicht auszuhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-unausstehlich · unausstehlich · German

unausstehlich · rank #70,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,913
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umzulegen

Nearest frequency peer: umzulegen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unausstehlich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unausstehlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unausstehlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunausstehlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unausstehlich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unausstehlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umzulegen“ (#70,912), „unberechenbaren“ (#70,914), „umschlungen“ (#70,911). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unausstehlich“ bei #70,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unausstehlich is uncommon German at frequency #70,913 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht zu ertragen, nicht auszuhalten".

unausstehlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unausstehlich, spelled U-N-A-U-S-S-T-E-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht zu ertragen, nicht auszuhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unausstehlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „… trotz des Mangels an allen Schreibmaterialien, trotz des unausstehlichen Rüttelns des Postwagens, trotz des noch unausstehlicheren Geschwätzes der Passagiere, das mich übrigens so wenig in meinem Concept störte, als die Bombe in Stralsund Carln den Zwölften in dem seinigen“ (Heinrich von Kleist)
  2. Vereint sind wir unausstehlich. (Parodie auf die Redewendung „Vereint sind wir unschlagbar“)

Synonyms

unerträglich

This word in other languages

unbearable(English)insoportable(Español)insupportable(Français)insuportável(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unausstehlich"?
"unausstehlich" is spelled U-N-A-U-S-S-T-E-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç].
What does "unausstehlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unausstehlich" means: nicht zu ertragen, nicht auszuhalten
How do you pronounce "unausstehlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unausstehlich" is [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃteːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unausstehlich" come from?
"unausstehlich" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unausstehlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unbeteiligter#70,916Unruhestifter#70,919unvorteilhaft#70,921Treuchtlingen#70,890

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list