united

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The verdict

“united” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,115
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite

Corpus desk

Index DE-united · united · German

united · rank #6,115 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,115
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urkunde

Nearest frequency peer: Urkunde (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “united”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “united” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

united vs unter
67% similar
united vs unten
67% similar
united vs video
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for united
PropertyValue
Headwordunited
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,115
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “united” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unitedliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Urkunde“ (#6,116), „verdanken“ (#6,117), „Telefonnummer“ (#6,112). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around united (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,115 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for united, with forms such as "nuited", "uinted", and "unietd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "unter", "unten", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is united, spelled U-N-I-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuited
  • uinted
  • unietd
  • unitde
  • unitedd
  • unitted
  • unnited
  • untied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of united - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuited2uinted2unietd2unitde2unitedd1unitted1unnited1untied2
Edit distance from "united"

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 "united"?
"united" is spelled U-N-I-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "united" mean?
As a verb, "united" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs unite
What words are commonly confused with "united"?
"united" is commonly confused with "unter", "unten", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "united"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "united" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "united" come from?
"united" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list