Which to use
“unterstellt” is a verb and “unterstellte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,244
- “unterstellt” frequency rank
- #36,690
- “unterstellte” frequency rank
- 43934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterstellt | unterstellte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterstellen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs unterstellt |
Where the eye mixes unterstellt and unterstellte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. unterstellt runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCC) against unterstellte's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unterstellt and unterstellte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterstellt is [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt] while unterstellte is [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “unterstellt” sits inside “unterstellte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterstellt is recorded at frequency rank #7,244, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt]. unterstellte is at rank #36,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛltə].
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 43934, this pair ranks #1,402,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterstellt vs unterstellte
Shared letters: elnrstu. Private to "unterstellt": -. Private to "unterstellte": -.
"unterstellt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "unterstellte" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterstellt ← nuterstellt · unetrstellt · unnterstellt · unterrstellt · untersetllt · untersstellt · unterstelltt · unterstelt
- unterstellte ← nuterstellte · unetrstellte · unnterstellte · unterrstellte · untersetllte · untersstellte · unterstellet · unterstelltte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unterstellt" and "unterstellte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "unterstellt" or "unterstellte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unterstellt" and "unterstellte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterstellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterstellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterstellt" and "unterstellte" 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 #1,402,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.