unübertrefflich
\ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈtʁɛflɪç\
The verdict
“unübertrefflich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insurpassable, aussi inégalable, incomparable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unubertrefflich · unübertrefflich · French
unübertrefflich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | unübertrefflich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈtʁɛflɪç\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unübertrefflich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌʊnʔyːbɐˈtʁɛflɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insurpassable, aussi inégalable, incomparable.".
unübertrefflich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is unübertrefflich, spelled U-N-Ü-B-E-R-T-R-E-F-F-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Insurpassable, aussi inégalable, incomparable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unübertrefflich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vielleicht gäbe es ohne Johann Wolfgang von Goethe keine Comics. Tatsächlich war es sein Lob, das Rodolphe Töpffer erst ermutigte, seine Bildergeschichten zu veröffentlichen. «Es ist wirklich zu toll», rief Goethe aus, als ihm ein Freund Töpffers Manuskripte zum Lesen gab, «es funkelt alles von Talent und Geist! Einige Blätter sind ganz unübertrefflich!»…
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.