Which to use
“unterlegen” and “unterlegene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,309
- “unterlegen” frequency rank
- #46,358
- “unterlegene” frequency rank
- 62667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterlegen | unterlegene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im direkten Vergleich schlechter dastehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen |
Where the eye mixes unterlegen and unterlegene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterlegen runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against unterlegene's 11 (VCCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unterlegen and unterlegene
A purely visual mix-up. unterlegen ([ˌʊntɐˈleːɡn̩]) and unterlegene ([ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “unterlegen” sits inside “unterlegene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterlegen is recorded at frequency rank #16,309, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡn̩]. unterlegene is at rank #46,358, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə].
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 62667, this pair ranks #704,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterlegen vs unterlegene
Shared letters: eglnrtu. Private to "unterlegen": -. Private to "unterlegene": -.
"unterlegen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "unterlegene" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterlegen ← nuterlegen · unetrlegen · unnterlegen · untelregen · unterelgen · unterleegn · unterlegenn · unterleggen
- unterlegene ← nuterlegene · unetrlegene · unnterlegene · untelregene · unterelgene · unterleegne · unterlegeen · unterleggene
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unterlegen" and "unterlegene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unterlegen" vs "unterlegene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unterlegen" and "unterlegene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterlegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterlegene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #704,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterlegen" and "unterlegene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterlegene vs unterlegenen". 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 #704,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.