unüberschaubar

[ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯]

/[ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“unüberschaubar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht leicht oder gar nicht in seiner gesamten Menge oder Gesamtheit erfassbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-unuberschaubar · unüberschaubar · German

unüberschaubar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for unüberschaubar
PropertyValue
Headwordunüberschaubar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unüberschaubar“ im Deutschen

unüberschaubarsitzt 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

unüberschaubar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht leicht oder gar nicht in seiner gesamten Menge oder Gesamtheit erfassbar".

Zero misspellings are on record for unüberschaubar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unüberschaubar, spelled U-N-Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht leicht oder gar nicht in seiner gesamten Menge oder Gesamtheit erfassbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt inzwischen eine unüberschaubare Anzahl von Automodellen.
  2. Die Ansiedlung hatte sich zu einem unüberschaubaren Moloch entwickelt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "unüberschaubar"?
"unüberschaubar" is spelled U-N-Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-A-U-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯].
What does "unüberschaubar" mean?
As an adjective, "unüberschaubar" means: nicht leicht oder gar nicht in seiner gesamten Menge oder Gesamtheit erfassbar
How do you pronounce "unüberschaubar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unüberschaubar" is [ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈʃaʊ̯baːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unüberschaubar" come from?
"unüberschaubar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list