Which to use
“unterkommen” and “unternommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,688
- “unterkommen” frequency rank
- #7,999
- “unternommen” frequency rank
- 44687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterkommen | unternommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen beruflichen Platz finden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs unternehmen |
Where the eye mixes unterkommen and unternommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterkommen and unternommen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses unterkommen with unternommen
A purely visual mix-up. unterkommen ([ˈʊntɐˌkɔmən]) and unternommen ([ˌʊntɐˈnɔmən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “unterkommen” becomes n in “unternommen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterkommen is recorded at frequency rank #36,688, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌkɔmən]. unternommen is at rank #7,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈnɔmən].
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 44687, this pair ranks #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterkommen vs unternommen
Shared letters: emnortu. Private to "unterkommen": k. Private to "unternommen": -.
"unterkommen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "unternommen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterkommen ← nuterkommen · unetrkommen · unnterkommen · untekrommen · unterkkommen · unterkmomen · unterkomemn · unterkomen
- unternommen ← nuternommen · unetrnommen · unnternommen · untenrommen · unternmomen · unternnommen · unternomemn · unternomen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterkommen" for "unternommen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "unterkommen" or "unternommen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unterkommen" and "unternommen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unternommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterkommen" and "unternommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "untergekommen vs unterkommen". 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 #1,378,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.