Unterarme

[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterarme” is uncommon German (frequency #65,797 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,797
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unterarm

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterarme · Unterarme · German

Unterarme · rank #65,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,797
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unpolitischen

Nearest frequency peer: unpolitischen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Unterarme“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Unterarme“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterarme
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterarme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterarme“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unterarmefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unpolitischen“ (#65,796), „untergliedert“ (#65,798), „unmündigen“ (#65,795). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterarme“ bei #65,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterarme is uncommon German at frequency #65,797 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Unterarme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unterarme, spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unterarm
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterarm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Unterarm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Unterarme"?
"Unterarme" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə].
What does "Unterarme" mean?
As a noun, "Unterarme" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unterarm
How do you pronounce "Unterarme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterarme" is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯mə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterarme" come from?
"Unterarme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungezogen#65,790verrottet#65,825totalitär#65,764Verwesung#65,836

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list