Which to use
“united” is a verb and “unten” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,115
- “united” frequency rank
- #847
- “unten” frequency rank
- 6962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | united | unten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite | an einer tief gelegener Stelle/Ort |
Letter map: united vs unten
Shared letters muted; letters that set united and unten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: united vs unten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: united is averb and untenanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
united is recorded at frequency rank #6,115, classified as averb, pronounced […]. unten is at rank #847, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈʊntn̩].
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 6962, this pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of united vs unten
Shared letters: entu. Private to "united": di. Private to "unten": -.
"united" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "unten" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "united" and "unten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "united" or "unten"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "united" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "united" and "unten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs united". 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 #1,989,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.