unter einer Decke stecken

[ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“unter einer Decke stecken” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - heimlich kooperieren, sich insgeheim abgesprochen haben

Key facts for unter einer Decke stecken
PropertyValue
Headwordunter einer Decke stecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unter einer Decke stecken” sits in German frequency

unter einer Decke stecken falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unter einer Decke stecken is 25 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "heimlich kooperieren, sich insgeheim abgesprochen haben".

No misspelling variants are generated for unter einer Decke stecken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 unter einer Decke stecken, spelled U-N-T-E-R- -E-I-N-E-R- -D-E-C-K-E- -S-T-E-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    heimlich kooperieren, sich insgeheim abgesprochen haben

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unter einer Decke stecken"?
"unter einer Decke stecken" is spelled U-N-T-E-R- -E-I-N-E-R- -D-E-C-K-E- -S-T-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩].
What does "unter einer Decke stecken" mean?
As a phrase, "unter einer Decke stecken" means: heimlich kooperieren, sich insgeheim abgesprochen haben
How do you pronounce "unter einer Decke stecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unter einer Decke stecken" is [ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unter einer Decke stecken" come from?
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Using “unter einer Decke stecken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R- -E-I-N-E-R- -D-E-C-K-E- -S-T-E-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊntɐ ˈaɪ̯nɐ ˈdɛkə ˈʃtəkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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