unverhältnismäßig
\ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç\
The verdict
“unverhältnismäßig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disproportionné, disproportionnée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unverhaltnisma-ig · unverhältnismäßig · French
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 | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unverhältnismäßig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌhɛltnɪsmɛːsɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unverhältnismäßig has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 French form is unverhältnismäßig, spelled U-N-V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-N-I-S-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1Disproportionné, disproportionnée.
- 2Qui enfreint le principe de proportionnalité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unverhältnismäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Arbeitgeber kündigte der Frau fristlos (...) Gegen diese Entscheidung klagte die Raumpflegerin. Sie hielt die Kündigung für unverhältnismäßig. Ihr Argument: Es habe sich um ein einmaliges Vergehen gehandelt.
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.