undercover

[ˈandɐˌkavɐ]

/[ˈandɐˌkavɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“undercover” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,760
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass die wahre Identität nicht erkannt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-undercover · undercover · German

undercover · rank #20,760 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,760
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unangemessen

Nearest frequency peer: unangemessen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „undercover“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „undercover“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for undercover
PropertyValue
Headwordundercover
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈandɐˌkavɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,760
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „undercover“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).undercoverliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unangemessen“ (#20,759), „ungehindert“ (#20,761), „Umbauten“ (#20,758). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „undercover“ bei #20,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around undercover (IPA [ˈandɐˌkavɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,760 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass die wahre Identität nicht erkannt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for undercover, with forms such as "nudercover", "udnercover", and "unddercover". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is undercover, spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass die wahre Identität nicht erkannt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how undercover appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Polizist ermittelt undercover.
  2. „Die Ermittler kauften undercover mehrere Filme und kamen recht schnell zu der Ansicht, dass es sich keinesfalls nur um harmlose FKK-Aufnahmen handelt.“

Synonyms

geheimverdeckt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nudercover
  • udnercover
  • unddercover
  • undecrover
  • underccover
  • undercoevr
  • undercoverr
  • undercovre
  • undercovver
  • undercvoer
  • underocver
  • underrcover
  • undrecover
  • unedrcover
  • unndercover

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of undercover - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nudercover2udnercover2unddercover1undecrover2underccover1undercoevr2undercoverr1undercovre2
Edit distance from "undercover"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "undercover"?
"undercover" is spelled U-N-D-E-R-C-O-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈandɐˌkavɐ].
What does "undercover" mean?
As an adjective, "undercover" means: so, dass die wahre Identität nicht erkannt wird
What are common misspellings of "undercover"?
Common misspellings include "nudercover", "udnercover", "unddercover", "undecrover", "underccover". The correct spelling is "undercover".
How do you pronounce "undercover"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "undercover" is [ˈandɐˌkavɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "undercover" come from?
"undercover" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "undercover", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verknüpfen#20,770verrechnet#20,773Vorbehalte#20,779Schlagwort#20,729

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

stündlich15 variantsVolksfest15 variantsReporterin15 variantsRatschlag15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list