Which to use
“überstellt” and “unterstellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,172
- “überstellt” frequency rank
- #7,244
- “unterstellt” frequency rank
- 46416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überstellt | unterstellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstellen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterstellen |
Where the eye mixes überstellt and unterstellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. überstellt runs 10 letters (VCVCCCVCCC) against unterstellt's 11 (VCCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses überstellt with unterstellt
A purely visual mix-up. überstellt ([yːbɐˈʃtɛlt]) and unterstellt ([ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überstellt is recorded at frequency rank #39,172, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʃtɛlt]. unterstellt is at rank #7,244, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46416, this pair ranks #1,319,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of überstellt vs unterstellt
Shared letters: elrst. Private to "überstellt": bü. Private to "unterstellt": nu.
"überstellt" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVCCC · "unterstellt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterstellt ← nuterstellt · unetrstellt · unnterstellt · unterrstellt · untersetllt · untersstellt · unterstelltt · unterstelt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "überstellt" for "unterstellt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "überstellt" or "unterstellt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "überstellt" and "unterstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überstellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,319,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überstellt" and "unterstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übersteht vs überstellt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,319,859 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.