Which to use
“under” is an adverb and “unsern” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,769
- “under” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- 36735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | under | unsern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | darunter, hinunter, unten | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Letter map: under vs unsern
Shared letters muted; letters that set under and unsern apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - under and unsern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: under is anadverb and unsernadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
under is recorded at frequency rank #11,769, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈʌndə]. unsern is at rank #24,966, tagged as adet, pronounced […].
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 36735, this pair ranks #1,607,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of under vs unsern
Shared letters: enru. Private to "under": d. Private to "unsern": s.
"under" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "under" for "unsern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "under" or "unsern"?
After this comparison
Pair "under" vs "unsern" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "under" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "under" and "unsern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unsern". 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 #1,607,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.