unleserlich
Unleserlich is a German adjective meaning unreadable or illegible. It is used to describe text or handwriting that cannot be read with certainty, due to poor penmanship, damaged print, or obfuscated typography.
The word is formed with the un- prefix and lesen “to read.” The root lesen derives from
In everyday language, unleserlich describes handwriting; in official contexts, forms may note “unleserlich” if handwriting is
In technology and data processing, “unleserlich” can refer to text or symbols that OCR (optical character recognition)
Related terms include lesbar or leserlich, which describe legible text, and the English equivalent “readable.” The