unbrauchbar

/ˈʊnbʁaʊ̯xbaːɐ̯/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. useless, unusable

    • Das Gerät ist unbrauchbar.

      The device is unusable.

Similar words

vergeblich

Unbrauchbar is useless/unusable, describing a thing; vergeblich is futile, describing an effort that failed.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fútil

Close — useless, unusable relates to futile (fútil).

Practice

1 What does unbrauchbar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gerät ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unbrauchbar?

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