Which to use
“unsern” is a determiner and “unten” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- #847
- “unten” frequency rank
- 25813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unsern | unten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser | an einer tief gelegener Stelle/Ort |
Letter map: unsern vs unten
Shared letters muted; letters that set unsern and unten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. unsern runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against unten's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: unsern vs unten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unsern is adeterminer and untenanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unsern is recorded at frequency rank #24,966, classified as adet, 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 25813, this pair ranks #1,827,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unsern vs unten
Shared letters: enu. Private to "unsern": rs. Private to "unten": t.
"unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "unten" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unsern" and "unten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "unsern" or "unten" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "unsern" and "unten".
- Full dictionary entry for "unsern" 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 #1,827,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unsern" and "unten" 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 #1,827,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.