Which to use
“untern” and “unters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,474
- “untern” frequency rank
- #16,027
- “unters” frequency rank
- 54501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | untern | unters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unter den | unter das |
Where the eye mixes untern and unters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. untern and unters follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between untern and unters
A purely visual mix-up. untern ([ˈʊntɐn]) and unters ([ˈʊntɐs]) 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 a single letter - n in “untern” becomes s in “unters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
untern is recorded at frequency rank #38,474, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈʊntɐn]. unters is at rank #16,027, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈʊntɐs].
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 54501, this pair ranks #1,016,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of untern vs unters
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "untern": -. Private to "unters": s.
"untern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "unters" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "untern" for "unters" ever safe?
Frequency check: "untern" vs "unters" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "untern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,016,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "untern" and "unters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "untern vs Unzen". 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 #1,016,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.