unteren

[ˈʊntəʁən]

/[ˈʊntəʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“unteren” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,860
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-

Corpus desk

Index DE-unteren · unteren · German

unteren · rank #2,860 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,860
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trend

Nearest frequency peer: Trend (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unteren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unteren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unteren vs unterm
71% similar
unteren vs unters
71% similar
unteren vs untern
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unteren
PropertyValue
Headwordunteren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊntəʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,860
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unteren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unterenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Trend“ (#2,859), „Unterschiede“ (#2,861), „Taten“ (#2,858). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unteren“ bei #2,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around unteren (IPA [ˈʊntəʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,860 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for unteren, with forms such as "nuteren", "unetren", and "unnteren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "unterm", "unters", "untern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 unteren, spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuteren
  • unetren
  • unnteren
  • unteern
  • unterenn
  • unterne
  • unterren
  • untreen
  • untteren
  • utneren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unteren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuteren2unetren2unnteren1unteern2unterenn1unterne2unterren1untreen2
Edit distance from "unteren"

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 "unteren"?
"unteren" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntəʁən].
What does "unteren" mean?
As an adjective, "unteren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
What words are commonly confused with "unteren"?
"unteren" is commonly confused with "unterm", "unters", "untern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unteren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unteren" is [ˈʊntəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unteren" come from?
"unteren" 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 "unteren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list