Which to use
“Unterlage” is a noun and “untersagte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,384
- “Unterlage” frequency rank
- #48,580
- “untersagte” frequency rank
- 77964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unterlage | untersagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter etwas liegender Gegenstand oder Schicht (Schichte) als Schutz, Stärkung oder Höhenausgleich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs untersagt |
Where the eye mixes Unterlage and untersagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Unterlage runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against untersagte's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Unterlage and untersagte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Unterlage is [ˈʊntɐˌlaːɡə] while untersagte is [ˌʊntɐˈzaːktə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unterlage is recorded at frequency rank #29,384, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌlaːɡə]. untersagte is at rank #48,580, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈzaːktə].
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 77964, this pair ranks #248,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Unterlage vs untersagte
Shared letters: aegnrtu. Private to "Unterlage": l. Private to "untersagte": s.
"Unterlage" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "untersagte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unterlage ← nuterlage · unetrlage · unnterlage · untelrage · unteralge · unterlaeg · unterlagge · unterlgae
- untersagte ← nutersagte · unetrsagte · unntersagte · unterasgte · unterrsagte · untersaget · untersaggte · untersagtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Unterlage" for "untersagte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Unterlage" vs "untersagte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Unterlage" and "untersagte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterlage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "untersagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unterlage" and "untersagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterhalte vs untersagte". 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 #248,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.