unterboten
[ʊntɐˈboːtn̩]
The verdict
“unterboten” is uncommon German (frequency #68,800 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,800
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbieten
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterboten · unterboten · German
unterboten · rank #68,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,800
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unterbleiben
Nearest frequency peer: unterbleiben (-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 “unterboten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unspezifisch
unspezifisch
31,203 corpus weight
- unterbleiben
unterbleiben
31,202 corpus weight
- unterboten
unterboten
31,201 corpus weight
- unterbroche…
unterbrochene
31,200 corpus weight
- unternehmer…
unternehmerisches
31,199 corpus weight
- unverständl…
unverständlicher
31,198 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterboten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterboten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊntɐˈboːtn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterboten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unterboten is uncommon German at frequency #68,800 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʊntɐˈboːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for unterboten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unterboten, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-O-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbieten
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbieten
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unterboten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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.