Polyglot Dictionary

unzählig

/ˈʊntsɛːlɪç/

adjective B1

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

Meaning

  1. countless, innumerable

    Built from zählen (to count) + un-...-ig.

    • Am Himmel funkelten unzählige Sterne.

      Countless stars twinkled in the sky.

Similar words

zahllos

unzählig and zahllos are close synonyms for "countless," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

infinite

Close — countless, innumerable relates to infinite.

Spanish

incalculable

incalculable is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "countless, incalculable."

Practice

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