Unterernährung

/[ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Unterernährung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #48,579 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#48,579
frequency rank, German
14
letters
22
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: quantitative Mangelernährung, bei der weniger Kalorien eingenommen, als verbraucht werden

Key facts for Unterernährung
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterernährung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#48,579
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unterernährung” 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). Unterernährung lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unterernährung is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,579 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "quantitative Mangelernährung, bei der weniger Kalorien eingenommen, als verbraucht werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterernährung, with forms such as "nuterernährung", "unetrernährung", and "unnterernährung". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unterernährung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    quantitative Mangelernährung, bei der weniger Kalorien eingenommen, als verbraucht werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterernährung,unetrernährung,unnterernährung,unteerrnährung,unterenrährung,unterernhärung,unterernnährung,unterernähhrung,unterernährnug,unterernährrung,unterernährugn,unterernährungg,unterernährunng,unterernähurng,unterernärhung,untererrnährung,untereränhrung,unterrenährung,unterrernährung,untreernährung,untterernährung,utnerernährung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterernährung — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Unterernährung"

nuterernährung2unetrernährung2unnterernährung1unteerrnährung2unterenrährung2unterernhärung2unterernnährung1unterernähhrung1
Edit distance from "Unterernährung"

Frequency rank: #48,579 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unterernährung"?
"Unterernährung" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ].
What does "Unterernährung" mean?
As a noun, "Unterernährung" means: quantitative Mangelernährung, bei der weniger Kalorien eingenommen, als verbraucht werden
What are common misspellings of "Unterernährung"?
Common misspellings include "nuterernährung", "unetrernährung", "unnterernährung", "unteerrnährung", "unterenrährung". The correct spelling is "Unterernährung".
How do you pronounce "Unterernährung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterernährung" is [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterernährung" come from?
"Unterernährung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Unterernährung”

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-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊntɐʔɛɐ̯ˌnɛːʁʊŋ] (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.