unterentwickelt

[ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t]

/[ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“unterentwickelt” is uncommon German (frequency #78,667 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,667
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bestimmte Reife, die als Norm angesehen wird, nicht erreicht habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterentwickelt · unterentwickelt · German

unterentwickelt · rank #78,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,667
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unsichtbarkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Unsichtbarkeit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unterentwickelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterentwickelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterentwickelt
PropertyValue
Headwordunterentwickelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#78,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterentwickelt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterentwickeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unsichtbarkeit“ (#78,666), „unterläuft“ (#78,668), „Unterstadt“ (#78,669). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterentwickelt“ bei #78,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterentwickelt is uncommon German at frequency #78,667 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for unterentwickelt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unterentwickelt, spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-N-T-W-I-C-K-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bestimmte Reife, die als Norm angesehen wird, nicht erreicht habend
  2. 2
    wirtschaftlich oder entwicklungstechnisch keinen hohen Entwicklungsstand erreicht habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unterentwickelt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie ist ein unterentwickeltes Kind und leidet zudem an Wachstumsstörungen.
  2. Softwareentwicklung ist ein in unserem Unternehmen unterentwickelter Bereich.

Antonyms

hochentwickelt

This word in other languages

sous-développé(Français)subdesenvolvido(Português)

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 "unterentwickelt"?
"unterentwickelt" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-N-T-W-I-C-K-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t].
What does "unterentwickelt" mean?
As an adjective, "unterentwickelt" means: eine bestimmte Reife, die als Norm angesehen wird, nicht erreicht habend
How do you pronounce "unterentwickelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterentwickelt" is [ˈʊntɐʔɛntˌvɪkl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterentwickelt" come from?
"unterentwickelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unterentwickelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unverzichtbarer#78,673unbeabsichtigte#78,659Verkehrsflächen#78,694weltpolitischen#78,754

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list