unvorstellbar
\ˌʊnfoːɐ̯ˈʃtɛlbaːɐ̯\
The verdict
“unvorstellbar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inimaginable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unvorstellbar · unvorstellbar · French
unvorstellbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | unvorstellbar |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌʊnfoːɐ̯ˈʃtɛlbaːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unvorstellbar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌʊnfoːɐ̯ˈʃtɛlbaːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inimaginable.".
No misspelling variants are generated for unvorstellbar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unvorstellbar, spelled U-N-V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Inimaginable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unvorstellbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Dinge glaubt man ja erst, wenn man sie mit eigenen Augen sieht; und dann traut man diesen Augen nicht mehr, weil das, was man da sieht, so ungeheuerlich, so unvorstellbar ist, dass einem das Gehirn mitteilt: Nein, so was kann, so was darf nicht sein!
Nur wurde manchen durch die Predigt der bis dahin verschwommene Gedanke deutlicher, dass sie für ein unbekanntes Verbrechen zu einer unvorstellbaren Gefangenschaft verurteilt waren. Und während die einen weiter dahinlebten und sich dem Eingesperrtsein anpassten, waren andere von da an nur noch von dem Gedanken beherrscht, aus diesem Gefängnis zu fliehen.
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.