unverhältnismäßig
[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“unverhältnismäßig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über das übliche Maß hinaus; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unverhältnismäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unverhältnismäßig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unverhältnismäßig is 17 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unverhältnismäßig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 unverhältnismäßig, spelled U-N-V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-N-I-S-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1über das übliche Maß hinaus; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade
- 2in einem schlechten, unausgewogenen Verhältnis zueinander stehend
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.
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Using “unverhältnismäßig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-N-I-S-M-Ä-S-S-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.