Which to use
“unsere” is a determiner and “untern” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #218
- “unsere” frequency rank
- #38,474
- “untern” frequency rank
- 38692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unsere | untern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Pronomens unser | unter den |
Where the eye mixes unsere and untern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. unsere (VCCVCV) and untern (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: unsere vs untern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unsere is [ˈʊnzəʁə] while untern is [ˈʊntɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unsere is recorded at frequency rank #218, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁə]. untern is at rank #38,474, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈʊntɐn].
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 38692, this pair ranks #1,557,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unsere vs untern
Shared letters: enru. Private to "unsere": s. Private to "untern": t.
"unsere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "untern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unsere" and "untern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unsere" or "untern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unsere" and "untern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unsere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "untern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,557,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unsere" and "untern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "untern vs Unzen". 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 #1,557,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.