unglaubwürdig

/ˈʊnɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç/

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. implausible

    • Seine Geschichte klingt unglaubwürdig.

      His story sounds implausible.

Similar words

unwahrscheinlich

Unglaubwürdig is implausible, hard to believe as true; unwahrscheinlich is unlikely, a matter of probability.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inverosímil

inverosímil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "implausible."

Practice

1 What does unglaubwürdig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine Geschichte klingt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unglaubwürdig?

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