Which to use
“unserer” is an unknown and “untere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #437
- “unserer” frequency rank
- #5,659
- “untere” frequency rank
- 6096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unserer | untere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Feminin des Possessivpronomens unser | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unter- |
Where the eye mixes unserer and untere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. unserer runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against untere's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unserer with untere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unserer is [ˈʊnzəʁɐ] while untere is [ˈʊntəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unserer is recorded at frequency rank #437, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁɐ]. untere is at rank #5,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊntəʁə].
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 6096, this pair ranks #1,992,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unserer vs untere
Shared letters: enru. Private to "unserer": s. Private to "untere": t.
"unserer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "untere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unserer" for "untere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "unserer" or "untere"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unserer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "untere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unserer" and "untere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "untere vs unteres". 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 #1,992,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.