unwiederbringlich

[ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç]

/[ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unwiederbringlich” is uncommon German (frequency #55,798 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,798
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verloren, nicht wieder zu beschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unwiederbringlich · unwiederbringlich · German

unwiederbringlich · rank #55,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,798
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unvorhergeseh…

Nearest frequency peer: unvorhergesehene (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unwiederbringlich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unwiederbringlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unwiederbringlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunwiederbringlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç]
Letters17
Frequency rank#55,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unwiederbringlich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unwiederbringlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unvorhergesehene“ (#55,797), „Urheberrechtsverletzung“ (#55,799), „Urlaubsgeld“ (#55,800). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unwiederbringlich“ bei #55,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unwiederbringlich is uncommon German at frequency #55,798 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verloren, nicht wieder zu beschaffen".

No misspelling variants are generated for unwiederbringlich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unwiederbringlich, spelled U-N-W-I-E-D-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    verloren, nicht wieder zu beschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gelegenheit war einmalig und unwiederbringlich.
  2. „Torf wird in Mooren abgebaut, die so unwiederbringlich zerstört werden.“

Synonyms

verlorenvergangen

This word in other languages

irretrievable(English)irrecuperable(Español)irréparable(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unwiederbringlich"?
"unwiederbringlich" is spelled U-N-W-I-E-D-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç].
What does "unwiederbringlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unwiederbringlich" means: verloren, nicht wieder zu beschaffen
How do you pronounce "unwiederbringlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unwiederbringlich" is [ʊnviːdɐˈbʁɪŋlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unwiederbringlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unwiederbringlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Paralleluniversum#55,594Bürgerschaftswahl#56,029lebensbedrohliche#55,506Entwicklungsphase#56,097

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list