unterernährt

[ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t]

/[ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t]/ adj

The verdict

“unterernährt” is uncommon German (frequency #82,260 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,260
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Unterernährung leidend, also sich in dem Zustand der auf Dauer zu geringen Nahrungsaufnahme befindlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterernahrt · unterernährt · German

unterernährt · rank #82,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,260
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterkühlt

Nearest frequency peer: unterkühlt (+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 „unterernährt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterernährt
PropertyValue
Headwordunterernährt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterernährt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unterkühlt“ (#82,261), „Unmittelbarkeit“ (#82,258), „unken“ (#82,257). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterernährt“ bei #82,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterernährt is uncommon German at frequency #82,260 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Unterernährung leidend, also sich in dem Zustand der auf Dauer zu geringen Nahrungsaufnahme befindlich".

unterernährt has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is unterernährt, spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Unterernährung leidend, also sich in dem Zustand der auf Dauer zu geringen Nahrungsaufnahme befindlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den armen Ländern Afrikas sind leider viele Kinder unterernährt.
  2. Viele die an Bulimie leiden, sind unterernährt.

Synonyms

hypotrophisch

This word in other languages

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 "unterernährt"?
"unterernährt" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t].
What does "unterernährt" mean?
As an adjective, "unterernährt" means: an Unterernährung leidend, also sich in dem Zustand der auf Dauer zu geringen Nahrungsaufnahme befindlich
How do you pronounce "unterernährt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterernährt" is [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterernährt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list