unermesslich
[ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈmɛslɪç]
The verdict
“unermesslich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,352 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #46,352
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von so großem Umfang oder so großer Ausprägung, dass man es sich nicht vorstellen kann
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unermesslich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈmɛslɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #46,352 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unermesslich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unermesslich is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈmɛslɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,352 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "von so großem Umfang oder so großer Ausprägung, dass man es sich nicht vorstellen kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for unermesslich, with forms such as "nuermesslich", "uenrmesslich", and "unemresslich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unvergesslich", "unerlässlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unermesslich, spelled U-N-E-R-M-E-S-S-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1von so großem Umfang oder so großer Ausprägung, dass man es sich nicht vorstellen kann
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuermesslich,uenrmesslich,unemresslich,uneremsslich,unermeslich,unermeslsich,unermessilch,unermesslcih,unermesslicch,unermesslichh,unermesslihc,unermessllich,unermeßlich,unermmesslich,unermseslich,unerrmesslich,unnermesslich,unremesslich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unermesslich - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “unermesslich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-E-R-M-E-S-S-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈmɛslɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unvergesslich” - see the side-by-side comparison. unermesslich vs unvergesslich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.