Unterbein
[ˈʊntɐˌbaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Unterbein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterer Teil eines Beines
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterbein · Unterbein · German
Unterbein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterbein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌbaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterbein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterbein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌbaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unterer Teil eines Beines".
Unterbein has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Unterbein, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1unterer Teil eines Beines
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Unterbein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kappelsberger sprang auf, eilte zur Mitte des Raums und zirkelte einen Kopfstand auf den Täbris, daß ihm die aufschlaglosen Hosen rutschten und sich ineinanderfalteten und seine sockenlosen Füße und Unterbeine und Waden zuckende Zeichen gaben.“
Synonyms
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.