unter aller Kanone
[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unter aller Kanone |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unter aller Kanone“ im Deutschen
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
- 1sehr miserabel, sehr schlecht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unter aller Kanone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dein Abschneiden bei der Klassenarbeit ist mal wieder unter aller Kanone.
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.