Unterarm

[ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterarm” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,825
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abschnitt des Armes zwischen Ellbogen und Hand

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterarm · Unterarm · German

Unterarm · rank #30,825 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,825
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unschöne

Nearest frequency peer: unschöne (-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 „Unterarm“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterarm“ 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).

Unterarm vs unterm
63% similar
Unterarm vs unterer
63% similar
Unterarm vs unternahm
67% similar

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

Key facts for Unterarm
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,825
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterarm“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unschöne“ (#30,824), „unterhaltsamen“ (#30,826), „unions“ (#30,823). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterarm“ bei #30,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Unterarm (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,825 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abschnitt des Armes zwischen Ellbogen und Hand".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterarm, with forms such as "nuterarm", "unetrarm", and "unnterarm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unterm", "unterer", "unternahm", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Unterarm, spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abschnitt des Armes zwischen Ellbogen und Hand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat sich am Unterarm leicht verletzt.
  2. „Tóvó zählte eins, zwei, drei, und während sie seinen Unterarm festhielt, warf er seinen Oberkörper zurück, und ein deutliches Knackgeräusch bewies, dass der Arm wieder im Gelenk saß.“

Synonyms

VorarmVorderarm

Antonyms

Oberarm

This word in other languages

forearm(English)antebrazo(Español)avant-bras(Français)antebraço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterarm
  • unetrarm
  • unnterarm
  • untearrm
  • unteramr
  • unterarmm
  • unterarrm
  • unterram
  • unterrarm
  • untrearm
  • untterarm
  • utnerarm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterarm - 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.

nuterarm2unetrarm2unnterarm1untearrm2unteramr2unterarmm1unterarrm1unterram2
Edit distance from "Unterarm"

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 "Unterarm"?
"Unterarm" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm].
What does "Unterarm" mean?
As a noun, "Unterarm" means: Abschnitt des Armes zwischen Ellbogen und Hand
What words are commonly confused with "Unterarm"?
"Unterarm" is commonly confused with "unterm", "unterer", "unternahm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterarm" is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterarm" come from?
"Unterarm" 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 "Unterarm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unschöne#30,824Untertan#30,830Umsatzes#30,819utopisch#30,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vergütet12 variantsverlosen12 variantsViertels12 variantsstreifte12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list