Which to use
“unterlegt” is a verb and “unterwegs” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,898
- “unterlegt” frequency rank
- #916
- “unterwegs” frequency rank
- 29814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterlegt | unterwegs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterlegen | auf dem Weg, auf der Strecke |
Where the eye mixes unterlegt and unterwegs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. unterlegt and unterwegs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between unterlegt and unterwegs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterlegt is [ˌʊntɐˈleːkt] while unterwegs is [ʊntɐˈveːks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterlegt is recorded at frequency rank #28,898, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈleːkt]. unterwegs is at rank #916, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ʊntɐˈveːks].
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 29814, this pair ranks #1,759,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterlegt vs unterwegs
Shared letters: egnrtu. Private to "unterlegt": l. Private to "unterwegs": sw.
"unterlegt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "unterwegs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterlegt" and "unterwegs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unterlegt" vs "unterwegs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterlegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterwegs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterlegt" and "unterwegs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterlegt vs Unterleib". 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 #1,759,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.