untätig

[ˈʊntɛːtɪç]

/[ˈʊntɛːtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“untätig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,442
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nichts tuend, keine Aktivität zeigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-untatig · untätig · German

untätig · rank #28,442 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,442
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Untertiteln

Nearest frequency peer: Untertiteln (-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 „untätig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „untätig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

untätig vs unnötig
71% similar
untätig vs unfähig
71% similar

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

Key facts for untätig
PropertyValue
Headworduntätig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊntɛːtɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,442
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „untätig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.untätigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Untertiteln“ (#28,441), „vader“ (#28,443), „Unterstützern“ (#28,440). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „untätig“ bei #28,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around untätig (IPA [ˈʊntɛːtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,442 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nichts tuend, keine Aktivität zeigend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for untätig, with forms such as "nutätig", "unntätig", and "unttäig". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unnötig", "unfähig", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is untätig, spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nichts tuend, keine Aktivität zeigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und da stand schnell fest: Schuld war neben den „Horror-Eltern“ das untätige und unfähige Jugendamt.“
  2. „Es gab, im letzten Herbst, überall Flüchtlinge, Ausgebombte und Evakuierte auf dem flachen Lande, die mit Arbeit nicht voll ausgelastet waren; vielfach waren sie untätig, arbeitslos.“

Antonyms

aktivtätig

This word in other languages

idle(English)inactivo(Español)inactif(Français)inativo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nutätig
  • unntätig
  • unttäig
  • unttätig
  • untäitg
  • untätgi
  • untätigg
  • untättig
  • unättig
  • utnätig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of untätig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nutätig2unntätig1unttäig2unttätig1untäitg2untätgi2untätigg1untättig1
Edit distance from "untätig"

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 "untätig"?
"untätig" is spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɛːtɪç].
What does "untätig" mean?
As an adjective, "untätig" means: nichts tuend, keine Aktivität zeigend
What words are commonly confused with "untätig"?
"untätig" is commonly confused with "unnötig", "unfähig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "untätig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untätig" is [ˈʊntɛːtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untätig" come from?
"untätig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Träumer#28,430Treptow#28,426tranken#28,425Tiefbau#28,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

trucks10 variantssunrise10 variantsweiches10 variantssticks10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list