unwägbar
[ˌʊnˈvɛːkbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“unwägbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich nicht messen lassend
Corpus desk
Index DE-unwagbar · unwägbar · German
unwägbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | unwägbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌʊnˈvɛːkbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unwägbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unwägbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnˈvɛːkbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for unwägbar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unwägbar, spelled U-N-W-Ä-G-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1sich nicht messen lassend
- 2sich nicht abschätzen lassend, sich nicht erfassen lassend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unwägbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hielt dieses Risiko für unwägbar.
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.