unterblieb
[ˌʊntɐˈbliːp]
The verdict
“unterblieb” is uncommon German (frequency #81,076 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,076
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbleiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterblieb · unterblieb · German
unterblieb · rank #81,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,076
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unreifen
Nearest frequency peer: unreifen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unterblieb”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ungebrochene
ungebrochene
18,928 corpus weight
- unrealistis…
unrealistischen
18,927 corpus weight
- unreifen
unreifen
18,926 corpus weight
- unterblieb
unterblieb
18,925 corpus weight
- Unterhaltsz…
Unterhaltszahlungen
18,924 corpus weight
- Unterhaltun…
Unterhaltungsindustrie
18,923 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterblieb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterblieb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈbliːp] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterblieb” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unterblieb is uncommon German at frequency #81,076 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈbliːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbleiben".
Zero misspellings are on record for unterblieb in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unterblieb, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-L-I-E-B.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbleiben
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.