Which to use
“unterstellt” and “unterteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,244
- “unterstellt” frequency rank
- #13,718
- “unterteilt” frequency rank
- 20962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterstellt | unterteilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterstellen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterteilen |
Where the eye mixes unterstellt and unterteilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unterstellt runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCC) against unterteilt's 10 (VCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unterstellt vs unterteilt
A purely visual mix-up. unterstellt ([ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlt]) and unterteilt ([ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯lt]) 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 20962, 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]. unterteilt is at rank #13,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯lt].
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 20962, this pair ranks #1,891,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterstellt vs unterteilt
Shared letters: elnrtu. Private to "unterstellt": s. Private to "unterteilt": i.
"unterstellt" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "unterteilt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterstellt ← nuterstellt · unetrstellt · unnterstellt · unterrstellt · untersetllt · untersstellt · unterstelltt · unterstelt
- unterteilt ← nuterteilt · unetrteilt · unnterteilt · unteretilt · unterrteilt · unterteillt · unterteiltt · unterteitl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unterstellt" and "unterteilt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "unterstellt" or "unterteilt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unterstellt" and "unterteilt" 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 "unterteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterstellt" and "unterteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überstellt vs unterstellt". 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 #1,891,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.