unübersetzbar

[ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]

/[ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es in einer anderen Sprache nicht sinnvoll wiedergegeben werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-unubersetzbar · unübersetzbar · German

unübersetzbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 unübersetzbar
PropertyValue
Headwordunübersetzbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unübersetzbar“ im Deutschen

unübersetzbarschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

unübersetzbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es in einer anderen Sprache nicht sinnvoll wiedergegeben werden kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unübersetzbar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unübersetzbar, spelled U-N-Ü-B-E-R-S-E-T-Z-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass es in einer anderen Sprache nicht sinnvoll wiedergegeben werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wortspiele sind in der Regel unübersetzbar.
  2. Dieses Wort ist unübersetzbar. Man könnte es höchstens umständlich umschreiben.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unübersetzbar"?
"unübersetzbar" is spelled U-N-Ü-B-E-R-S-E-T-Z-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯].
What does "unübersetzbar" mean?
As an adjective, "unübersetzbar" means: so, dass es in einer anderen Sprache nicht sinnvoll wiedergegeben werden kann
How do you pronounce "unübersetzbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unübersetzbar" is [ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unübersetzbar" come from?
"unübersetzbar" 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