ojämförligt

ojämförligt is a Swedish adjective meaning “incomparable” or “unparalleled.” It is used to describe something that cannot be compared with anything else because of its unique quality, superior performance, or exceptional nature. The word is the negative form of jämförlig, which means “comparable.” As with many Swedish adjectives, ojämförligt inflects for gender and number. The masculine and feminine singular form is ojämförlig, while the neuter singular form is ojämförligt. For plural the forms are ojämförliga for common gender and ojämförliga for neuter. The comparative, which is rarely used in everyday speech, is ojämförligare and the superlative is ojämförligaste.

The term is commonly found in literary reviews, product advertising, and academic descriptions. For example, a critic might say that a film’s visual style is ojämförlig, or an engineer might claim that a new process is ojämförligt efficient. In German, a cognate adjective, unvergleichlich, bears a very similar meaning. While the word is not frequently used in everyday conversation, it often appears in formal or expressive contexts where an author or speaker wishes to emphasize exceptional distinction.