unterer
[ˈʊntəʁɐ]
The verdict
“unterer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,896 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,896
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊntəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,896 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unterer is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntəʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,896 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterer, with forms such as "nuterer", "unetrer", and "unnterer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "unterm", "unters", "untern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unterer, spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unter-
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuterer,unetrer,unnterer,unteerr,untererr,unterrer,untreer,untterer,utnerer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “unterer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊntəʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unterm” - see the side-by-side comparison. unterer vs unterm
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.