Which to use
“unterlegene” and “unterlegenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,358
- “unterlegene” frequency rank
- #42,211
- “unterlegenen” frequency rank
- 88569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterlegene | unterlegenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen |
Where the eye mixes unterlegene and unterlegenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. unterlegene runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCV) against unterlegenen's 12 (VCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unterlegene with unterlegenen
A purely visual mix-up. unterlegene ([ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]) and unterlegenen ([ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənən]) 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) - “unterlegene” sits inside “unterlegenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterlegene is recorded at frequency rank #46,358, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]. unterlegenen is at rank #42,211, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənən].
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 88569, this pair ranks #66,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unterlegene vs unterlegenen
Shared letters: eglnrtu. Private to "unterlegene": -. Private to "unterlegenen": -.
"unterlegene" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "unterlegenen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterlegene ← nuterlegene · unetrlegene · unnterlegene · untelregene · unterelgene · unterleegne · unterlegeen · unterleggene
- unterlegenen ← nuterlegenen · unetrlegenen · unnterlegenen · untelregenen · unterelgenen · unterleegnen · unterlegeenn · unterlegenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterlegene" for "unterlegenen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unterlegene" and "unterlegenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterlegene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterlegenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterlegene" and "unterlegenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "untergebenen 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 #66,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.