unfassbar

/ˈʊnfasbaːɐ̯/

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. unbelievable, incomprehensible

    Built from fassen (to grasp) + un-...-bar.

    • Es war unfassbar, was passiert war.

      It was unbelievable what had happened.

Similar words

unverständlich

unfassbar is more emotionally charged, shocking or unbelievable; unverständlich is more neutral, simply hard to understand.

Similar in other languages

English

incredible

Close — unbelievable/incomprehensible relates to incredible.

Practice

1 What does unfassbar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es war ___, was passiert war.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unfassbar?

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