unten

/[ˈʊntn̩]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#847

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

unten is anGermanadv. It means: an einer tief gelegener Stelle/Ort Pronounced [ˈʊntn̩]. It ranks #847 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ute and Unze.

Key facts for unten
PropertyValue
Headwordunten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈʊntn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#847
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unten is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #847 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for unten, with forms such as "nuten", "unetn", and "unnten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ute", "Unze", "unter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unten, spelled U-N-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einer tief gelegener Stelle/Ort
  2. 2
    weiter hinten in einem Schriftstück/Druckseite/Webseite und Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    auf einer tieferen Hierarchieebene

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuten,unetn,unnten,untenn,untne,untten,utnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unten

Misspelling Variants of "unten"

nuten5unetn5unnten6untenn6untne5untten6utnen5
Misspelling Variants of "unten"

Frequency rank: #847 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unten"?
"unten" is spelled U-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntn̩].
What does "unten" mean?
As an adv, "unten" means: an einer tief gelegener Stelle/Ort
What words are commonly confused with "unten"?
"unten" is commonly confused with "Ute", "Unze", "unter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unten" is [ˈʊntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unten" come from?
"unten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.