unpassend

/ˈʊnˌpasn̩t/

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. unsuitable, inappropriate

    • Das war ein unpassender Moment.

      That was an inappropriate moment.

Similar words

ungeeignet

unpassend is more about inappropriateness in context or timing; ungeeignet is more about unsuitability for a purpose.

Similar in other languages

French

hors de propos

Close — irrelevant, out of place relates to unsuitable, inappropriate (unpassend).

Practice

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