Which to use
“unterschrieben” is an adjective and “unterschritten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,867
- “unterschrieben” frequency rank
- #37,847
- “unterschritten” frequency rank
- 44714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterschrieben | unterschritten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Unterschrift versehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterschreiten |
Where the eye mixes unterschrieben and unterschritten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. unterschrieben (VCCVCCCCCVVCVC) and unterschritten (VCCVCCCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses unterschrieben with unterschritten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterschrieben is [ˌʊntɐˈʃʁiːbn̩] while unterschritten is [ˌʊntɐˈʃʁɪtn̩]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterschrieben is recorded at frequency rank #6,867, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃʁiːbn̩]. unterschritten is at rank #37,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃʁɪtn̩].
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 44714, this pair ranks #1,377,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterschrieben vs unterschritten
Shared letters: cehinrstu. Private to "unterschrieben": b. Private to "unterschritten": -.
"unterschrieben" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCCCVVCVC · "unterschritten" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterschrieben ← nuterschrieben · unetrschrieben · unnterschrieben · untercshrieben · unterrschrieben · unterscchrieben · unterschhrieben · unterschireben
- unterschritten ← nuterschritten · unetrschritten · unnterschritten · untercshritten · unterrschritten · unterscchritten · unterschhritten · unterschirtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterschrieben" and "unterschritten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unterschrieben" or "unterschritten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unterschrieben" and "unterschritten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterschrieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterschritten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,377,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterschrieben" and "unterschritten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unterschriften vs unterschritten". 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 #1,377,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.