Intransparenter

Intransparenter is the comparative form of the German adjective intransparent, used to describe something that is less transparent or more opaque than another object, process, or piece of information. The base adjective combines the prefix in- with transparent, yielding not transparent or unclear.

Common domains for the term include government, corporate governance, accounting, research methods, and data reporting, where procedures, data handling, or decision-making are described as intransparent to a greater degree than another reference point. The term can carry a negative connotation, suggesting hidden motives, complexity, or insufficient disclosure; however, it may also reflect genuine limitations in visibility or understanding in a given context. In some discussions, it is used to emphasize governance or methodological weaknesses that hinder scrutiny or accountability.

In English-language writing, intransparenter is uncommon and usually avoided; the preferred expressions are less transparent or more opaque. When encountered, it typically appears in bilingual or German-language contexts or in policy discourse that addresses transparency and accountability.

In German, the word follows standard adjective inflection and can modify nouns to express a higher degree of opacity. It is most likely to be found in formal writing about public administration, corporate reporting, or experimental design, where evaluators compare degrees of openness and disclosure between different cases or time periods.