unsinkbar
[ˈʊnzɪŋkbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“unsinkbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht sinken könnend; durch Verwendung von Holz oder Auftriebskörpern weniger dicht (spezifisch leichter) als Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-unsinkbar · unsinkbar · German
unsinkbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsinkbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnzɪŋkbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unsinkbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unsinkbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnzɪŋkbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for unsinkbar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unsinkbar, spelled U-N-S-I-N-K-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1nicht sinken könnend; durch Verwendung von Holz oder Auftriebskörpern weniger dicht (spezifisch leichter) als Wasser
- 2von (vermeintlich) hoher Sicherheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unsinkbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Titanic war nicht unsinkbar.
Obwohl das Unternehmen als unsinkbar galt, musste es große Kursverluste hinnehmen.
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.