unschätzbar

[ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]

/[ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“unschätzbar” 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) - außerordentlich groß oder wichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-unschatzbar · unschätzbar · German

unschätzbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 unschätzbar
PropertyValue
Headwordunschätzbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unschätzbar“ im Deutschen

unschätzbarliegt 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

unschätzbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

unschätzbar has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unschätzbar, spelled U-N-S-C-H-Ä-T-Z-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    außerordentlich groß oder wichtig
  2. 2
    einen außerordentlich hohen Wert oder Preis habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihre Hilfe ist für mich von unschätzbarem Wert.
  2. „Die gelehrigen Dickhäuter bildeten in dem unwegsamen Dschungel eine unschätzbare Hilfe, zumal sie im ausgewachsenen Zustand außer dem Menschen keine natürlichen Feinde haben.“

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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 "unschätzbar"?
"unschätzbar" is spelled U-N-S-C-H-Ä-T-Z-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯].
What does "unschätzbar" mean?
As an adjective, "unschätzbar" means: außerordentlich groß oder wichtig
How do you pronounce "unschätzbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unschätzbar" is [ʊnˈʃɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unschätzbar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list