unterdurchschnittlich

[ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç]

/[ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unterdurchschnittlich” is uncommon German (frequency #50,965 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,965
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weniger als der Durchschnitt; unterhalb des Durchschnitts liegend

Key facts for unterdurchschnittlich
PropertyValue
Headwordunterdurchschnittlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç]
Letters21
Frequency rank#50,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unterdurchschnittlich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unterdurchschnittlich lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterdurchschnittlich is uncommon German at frequency #50,965 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weniger als der Durchschnitt; unterhalb des Durchschnitts liegend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unterdurchschnittlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 unterdurchschnittlich, spelled U-N-T-E-R-D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    weniger als der Durchschnitt; unterhalb des Durchschnitts liegend

Antonyms

durchschnittlichüberdurchschnittlich

This word in other languages

below average(English)en-dessous(Français)

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 "unterdurchschnittlich"?
"unterdurchschnittlich" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç].
What does "unterdurchschnittlich" mean?
As an adjective, "unterdurchschnittlich" means: weniger als der Durchschnitt; unterhalb des Durchschnitts liegend
How do you pronounce "unterdurchschnittlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterdurchschnittlich" is [ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterdurchschnittlich" come from?
"unterdurchschnittlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “unterdurchschnittlich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊntɐdʊʁçʃnɪtlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list