unwahrscheinlich

German

Etymology

un- + wahrscheinlich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnva(ːɐ̯)ˌʃaɪ̯nlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʊnva(ːɐ̯)ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç/ (less often; but predominant in sense 2)

Adjective

unwahrscheinlich (comparative unwahrscheinlicher, superlative am unwahrscheinlichsten)

  1. unlikely, improbable
    Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das passiert.
    It is unlikely that this should happen.
  2. (dated, still used by some older speakers) unbelievable, incredible
    Das ist ja unwahrscheinlich!
    That's unbelievable!

Declension

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