ungreifbar
[ˈʊnɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“ungreifbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht greifbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-ungreifbar · ungreifbar · German
ungreifbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungreifbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ungreifbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ungreifbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht greifbar".
No misspelling variants are generated for ungreifbar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ungreifbar, spelled U-N-G-R-E-I-F-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1nicht greifbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ungreifbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn er die öligen Schnäpse der Holländer die Zunge entlanggleiten ließ, so tauchten über ihm, dicht vor seinem Gesicht, aus Schleiern, die ihn wie Sommerluft liebkosten, goldige Glieder hervor, schmelzend weich zu berühren und dennoch ungreifbar.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.