undenkbar

/ʊnˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. unthinkable

    • Das wäre früher undenkbar gewesen.

      That would have been unthinkable in the past.

Similar words

unvorstellbar

Close synonyms for "unthinkable, unimaginable."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

impensable

impensable is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "unthinkable."

Practice

1 What does undenkbar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das wäre früher ___ gewesen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches undenkbar?

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