Which to use
“unterstellen” is a verb and “unterstellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,773
- “unterstellen” frequency rank
- #36,691
- “unterstellten” frequency rank
- 52464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterstellen | unterstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem die Verfügungsgewalt geben über etwas (Aufgaben, Personen, Institutionen, Militärverbände) | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs unterstellt |
Where the eye mixes unterstellen and unterstellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between unterstellen and unterstellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterstellen is [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən] while unterstellten is [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52464, 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]. unterstellten is at rank #36,691, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛltn̩].
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 52464, this pair ranks #1,095,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterstellen vs unterstellten
Shared letters: elnrstu. Private to "unterstellen": -. Private to "unterstellten": -.
"unterstellen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "unterstellten" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterstellen ← nuterstellen · unetrstellen · unnterstellen · unterrstellen · untersetllen · untersstellen · untersteleln · unterstelen
- unterstellten ← nuterstellten · unetrstellten · unnterstellten · unterrstellten · untersetllten · untersstellten · unterstelletn · unterstelltenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterstellen" for "unterstellten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "unterstellen" or "unterstellten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterstellen" and "unterstellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterstellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,095,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterstellen" and "unterstellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterstellte 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 #1,095,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.