unter aller Sau
[ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ zaʊ̯]
The verdict
“unter aller Sau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jeglichen Maßstab unterschreitend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unter-aller-sau · unter aller Sau · German
unter aller Sau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 Sau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ zaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unter aller Sau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unter aller Sau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ zaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jeglichen Maßstab unterschreitend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unter aller Sau, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unter aller Sau, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -A-L-L-E-R- -S-A-U.
Definition
- 1jeglichen Maßstab unterschreitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unter aller Sau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was die in diesem sogenannten Weiterbildungskurs angeboten haben, war wirklich unter aller Sau.
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.