unlesbar

[ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“unlesbar” is uncommon German (frequency #95,022 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,022
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man eine Handschrift nicht lesen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-unlesbar · unlesbar · German

unlesbar · rank #95,022 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,022
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unkontrollier…

Nearest frequency peer: unkontrollierbare (-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 „unlesbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unlesbar
PropertyValue
Headwordunlesbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unlesbar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unlesbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unkontrollierbare“ (#95,021), „unmöglicher“ (#95,023), „ungleiches“ (#95,020). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unlesbar“ bei #95,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unlesbar is uncommon German at frequency #95,022 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for unlesbar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unlesbar, spelled U-N-L-E-S-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man eine Handschrift nicht lesen kann
  2. 2
    so, dass man den Sinn eines Textes nicht erfassen kann (beispielsweise wegen Komplexität, Unstrukturiertheit, …)
  3. 3
    so, dass man Daten nicht mehr lesen kann, eine Datei nicht mehr mit dem dafür vorgesehenen Programm öffnen kann oder eine verschlüsselte Nachricht nicht mehr entschlüsseln kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je länger ich schreibe, desto unlesbarer wird meine Handschrift.
  2. Die Unterschrift von meinem Hausarzt ist praktisch unlesbar.

Synonyms

unleserlichunentzifferbarunverständlich

Antonyms

lesbareinfachklar

This word in other languages

indecipherable(English)

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 "unlesbar"?
"unlesbar" is spelled U-N-L-E-S-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯].
What does "unlesbar" mean?
As an adjective, "unlesbar" means: so, dass man eine Handschrift nicht lesen kann
How do you pronounce "unlesbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unlesbar" is [ˈʊnleːsbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unlesbar" come from?
"unlesbar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unebenen#95,014umspannt#95,007Trotteln#94,996trolling#94,995

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list