unverhältnismäßig
[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“unverhältnismäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über das übliche Maß hinaus; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade
Corpus desk
Index DE-unverhaltnisma-ig · unverhältnismäßig · German
unverhältnismäßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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 | unverhältnismäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unverhältnismäßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unverhältnismäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unverhältnismäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hat unverhältnismäßig große Kieferknochen, einen eher kleinen Schädel und ein zottiges Fell, das an das von Hyänen erinnert.“
„Es ist demnach unzulässig, ein Ausschließungsrecht zur Abwendung einer Schädigung geltend zu machen, wenn einem anderen ein unverhältnismäßig großer Schaden entstehen würde.“
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.