Adjektiv

unerheblich

insignificant, irrelevant, negligible, trivial

Das ist ein unerheblicher Fehler.

That is an insignificant mistake.

Der Unterschied ist unerheblich.

The difference is negligible.

to be unerheblich to be insignificant The difference is negligible.

Synonyms: unwichtig, belanglos, geringfügig; Antonyms: erheblich, wichtig, bedeutend

Composed of un- ('not') + erheblich ('considerable'). It directly translates to 'not considerable' or 'inconsiderable'.

Think of 'erheben' (to raise). Something 'erheblich' is 'raised' in importance. 'Unerheblich' is the opposite: not raised, thus insignificant.

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