Which to use
“unterliegen” and “unterliegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,300
- “unterliegen” frequency rank
- #8,470
- “unterliegt” frequency rank
- 16770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterliegen | unterliegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besiegt werden | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterliegen |
Where the eye mixes unterliegen and unterliegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unterliegen runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVCVC) against unterliegt's 10 (VCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unterliegen vs unterliegt
A purely visual mix-up. unterliegen ([ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]) and unterliegt ([ˌʊntɐˈliːkt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterliegen is recorded at frequency rank #8,300, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]. unterliegt is at rank #8,470, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈliːkt].
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 16770, this pair ranks #1,933,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterliegen vs unterliegt
Shared letters: egilnrtu. Private to "unterliegen": -. Private to "unterliegt": -.
"unterliegen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "unterliegt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterliegen ← nuterliegen · unetrliegen · unnterliegen · untelriegen · unterilegen · unterleigen · unterlieegn · unterliegenn
- unterliegt ← nuterliegt · unetrliegt · unnterliegt · untelriegt · unterilegt · unterleigt · unterlieggt · unterliegtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unterliegen" and "unterliegt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "unterliegen" or "unterliegt"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterliegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterliegen" and "unterliegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterlegene vs unterliegen". 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 #1,933,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.