unterfordert
[ˌʊntɐˈfɔʁdɐt]
The verdict
“unterfordert” is uncommon German (frequency #87,187 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,187
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterfordern
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterfordert · unterfordert · German
unterfordert · rank #87,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,187
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unterdurchsch…
Nearest frequency peer: unterdurchschnittliche (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unterfordert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unrasiert
unrasiert
12,817 corpus weight
- unterdurchs…
unterdurchschnittliche
12,815 corpus weight
- unterfordert
unterfordert
12,814 corpus weight
- Unterwürfig…
Unterwürfigkeit
12,812 corpus weight
- unzurechnun…
unzurechnungsfähig
12,811 corpus weight
- unüberhörbar
unüberhörbar
12,810 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterfordert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterfordert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈfɔʁdɐt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #87,187 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterfordert” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unterfordert is uncommon German at frequency #87,187 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈfɔʁdɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unterfordert, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unterfordert, spelled U-N-T-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterfordern
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterfordern
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterfordern
- 42. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterfordern
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.