Which to use
“unterstellt” is a verb and “unterstellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,244
- “unterstellt” frequency rank
- #36,691
- “unterstellten” frequency rank
- 43935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterstellt | unterstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterstellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs unterstellt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set unterstellt and unterstellten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
unterstellt and unterstellten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “unterstellt” sits inside “unterstellten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43935, 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]. 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 43935, this pair ranks #1,402,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering unterstellt vs unterstellten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “unterstellt”; for an adjective, it's “unterstellten”.
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