Unterarten

[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterarten” is uncommon German (frequency #57,502 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,502
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterart

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterarten · Unterarten · German

Unterarten · rank #57,502 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,502
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unsittlich

Nearest frequency peer: unsittlich (-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 „Unterarten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterarten
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterarten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unsittlich“ (#57,501), „Unterhemd“ (#57,503), „unsererseits“ (#57,500). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterarten“ bei #57,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterarten is uncommon German at frequency #57,502 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Unterarten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Unterarten, spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterart
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Unterart
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterart
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Unterart

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 "Unterarten"?
"Unterarten" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "Unterarten" mean?
As a noun, "Unterarten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterart
How do you pronounce "Unterarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterarten" is [ˈʊntɐˌʔaːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterarten" come from?
"Unterarten" 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 "Unterarten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsittlich#57,501Ursprüngen#57,511Turbolader#57,485Verdünnung#57,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list