Unterfeldwebel
[ˈʊntɐˌfɛltveːbl̩]
The verdict
“Unterfeldwebel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unteroffiziersrang zwischen dem Unteroffizier und dem Feldwebel
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterfeldwebel · Unterfeldwebel · German
Unterfeldwebel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterfeldwebel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌfɛltveːbl̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterfeldwebel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterfeldwebel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌfɛltveːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unterfeldwebel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Unterfeldwebel, spelled U-N-T-E-R-F-E-L-D-W-E-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1Unteroffiziersrang zwischen dem Unteroffizier und dem Feldwebel
- 2Unteroffizier im Range eines Unterfeldwebels
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterfeldwebel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Unterfeldwebel wird in der Bundeswehr nicht verwendet.
Der Unterfeldwebel führte den Befehl aus.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.