undurchdringlich
German, adjective[ˌʊndʊʁçˈdʁɪŋlɪç]
undurchdringlich is spelled U-N-D-U-R-C-H-D-R-I-N-G-L-I-C-H (16 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Undurchdringlich is a German adjective meaning “impenetrable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so dicht oder so verschlossen, dass man nicht durchdringen, eindringen oder durchkommen kann”.
What does undurchdringlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
impenetrable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. so dicht oder so verschlossen, dass man nicht durchdringen, eindringen oder durchkommen kann 2. keine inneren Regungen oder Absichten erkennen 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 undurchdringlich
- undurchdringlicher masculine nominative singular
- am undurchdringlichsten superlative
- undurchdringbar variant
- undurchdringliche positive nominative strong
- undurchdringliches positive nominative strong
- undurchdringlichen positive genitive strong
- undurchdringlichem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce undurchdringlich?
- [ˌʊndʊʁçˈdʁɪŋlɪç]
- [ˈʊndʊʁçˌdʁɪŋlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to undurchdringlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is undurchdringlich in German?
undurchdringlich appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).