unübersetzbar
[ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unübersetzbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʊnʔyːbɐˈzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unübersetzbar“ im Deutschen
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
- 1so, dass es in einer anderen Sprache nicht sinnvoll wiedergegeben werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unübersetzbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wortspiele sind in der Regel unübersetzbar.
Dieses Wort ist unübersetzbar. Man könnte es höchstens umständlich umschreiben.
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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.