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“unterstellen” and “unterstellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,773
“unterstellen” frequency rank
#7,244
“unterstellt” frequency rank
23017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature unterstellen unterstellt
Definition jemandem die Verfügungsgewalt geben über etwas (Aufgaben, Personen, Institutionen, Militärverbände) 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterstellen

Where the eye mixes unterstellen and unterstellt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterstellen runs 12 letters (VCCVCCCVCCVC) against unterstellt's 11 (VCCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
unterstellen
11 ch
unterstellt

Visual trap between unterstellen and unterstellt

A purely visual mix-up. unterstellen ([ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]) and unterstellt ([ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt]) 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 23017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unterstellen is recorded at frequency rank #15,773, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]. unterstellt is at rank #7,244, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt].

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 23017, this pair ranks #1,866,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of unterstellen vs unterstellt

Shared letters: elnrstu. Private to "unterstellen": -. Private to "unterstellt": -.

"unterstellen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC  ·  "unterstellt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unterstellen ← nuterstellen · unetrstellen · unnterstellen · unterrstellen · untersetllen · untersstellen · untersteleln · unterstelen
  • unterstellt ← nuterstellt · unetrstellt · unnterstellt · unterrstellt · untersetllt · untersstellt · unterstelltt · unterstelt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "unterstellen" and "unterstellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən] versus [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "unterstellen" or "unterstellt"?
"unterstellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,244 in our German list, against #15,773 for "unterstellen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "unterstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unterstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,866,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "unterstellen" and "unterstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterstellen vs unterstellten". 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 #1,866,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list