unhämmerbar

[ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯]

/[ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“unhämmerbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es nicht gehämmert werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-unhammerbar · unhämmerbar · German

unhämmerbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for unhämmerbar
PropertyValue
Headwordunhämmerbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “unhämmerbar” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

unhämmerbarliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unhämmerbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es nicht gehämmert werden kann".

unhämmerbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unhämmerbar, spelled U-N-H-Ä-M-M-E-R-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es nicht gehämmert werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man kann sie aber auch nur in diesem bestimmten Hitzegrade schmieden, und sind sie dunkler als braunroth oder kirschroth geworden, so werden sie eben so unhämmerbar, als wenn sie überhitzt worden wären.“
  2. „Das so gewonnene Eisen enthält ausser mehr oder weniger aus den Erzen herrührenden Verunreinigungen noch einige Procent Kohlenstoff, wodurch es schmelzbar aber auch spröde und unhämmerbar wird, Guss- oder Roheisen.“

Antonyms

hämmerbar

This word in other languages

unmalleable(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unhämmerbar"?
"unhämmerbar" is spelled U-N-H-Ä-M-M-E-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯].
What does "unhämmerbar" mean?
As an adjective, "unhämmerbar" means: so, dass es nicht gehämmert werden kann
How do you pronounce "unhämmerbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unhämmerbar" is [ˌʊnˈhɛmɐbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unhämmerbar" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list