unter aller Kanone

[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]

/[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]/ phrase

The verdict

“unter aller Kanone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr miserabel, sehr schlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-unter-aller-kanone · unter aller Kanone · German

unter aller Kanone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 unter aller Kanone
PropertyValue
Headwordunter aller Kanone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unter aller Kanone“ im Deutschen

unter aller Kanonesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unter aller Kanone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr miserabel, sehr schlecht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unter aller Kanone, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unter aller Kanone, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -A-L-L-E-R- -K-A-N-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr miserabel, sehr schlecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dein Abschneiden bei der Klassenarbeit ist mal wieder unter aller Kanone.
  2. Die Inszenierung von „Die Räuber“ war wirklich unter aller Kanone.

Synonyms

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 "unter aller Kanone"?
"unter aller Kanone" is spelled U-N-T-E-R- -A-L-L-E-R- -K-A-N-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə].
What does "unter aller Kanone" mean?
As a phrase, "unter aller Kanone" means: sehr miserabel, sehr schlecht
How do you pronounce "unter aller Kanone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unter aller Kanone" is [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unter aller Kanone" come from?
"unter aller Kanone" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list