Untergang

[ˈʊntɐɡaŋ]

/[ˈʊntɐɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Untergang” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,017
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem etwas untergeht, bei dem etwas unter etwas anderem verschwindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-untergang · Untergang · German

Untergang · rank #6,017 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,017
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umsetzen

Nearest frequency peer: umsetzen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Untergang“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Untergang“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Untergang vs unterlag
67% similar
Untergang vs Untertan
78% similar
Untergang vs unterging
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Untergang
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntergang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐɡaŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,017
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Untergang“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Untergangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „umsetzen“ (#6,016), „unterschieden“ (#6,018), „trends“ (#6,015). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Untergang“ bei #6,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Untergang (IPA [ˈʊntɐɡaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,017 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Untergang, with forms such as "nutergang", "unetrgang", and "unntergang". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unterlag", "Untertan", "unterging", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Untergang, spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem etwas untergeht, bei dem etwas unter etwas anderem verschwindet
  2. 2
    Ertrinken; Vorgang, bei dem etwas im Wasser verschwindet; Vorgang, bei dem etwas in einem See oder Meer versinkt
  3. 3
    Vernichtung von etwas; Verschwinden von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er sitzt seit zwei Wochen am Strand und beobachtet die Untergänge der Sonne.
  2. Der Untergang der Titanic war eines der schlimmsten Ereignisse der zivilen Schifffahrt.

Synonyms

VerschwindenVersinkenErtrinkenVersinkenAblebenNiedergangSterbenVerderbenVerhängnisVernichtung

Antonyms

AufgangAufstiegSiegeszug

This word in other languages

downfall(English)hundimiento(Español)coucher(Français)naufrágio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nutergang
  • unetrgang
  • unntergang
  • untegrang
  • unteragng
  • untergagn
  • untergangg
  • unterganng
  • unterggang
  • untergnag
  • unterrgang
  • untregang
  • unttergang
  • utnergang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nutergang2unetrgang2unntergang1untegrang2unteragng2untergagn2untergangg1unterganng1
Edit distance from "Untergang"

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 "Untergang"?
"Untergang" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐɡaŋ].
What does "Untergang" mean?
As a noun, "Untergang" means: Vorgang, bei dem etwas untergeht, bei dem etwas unter etwas anderem verschwindet
What words are commonly confused with "Untergang"?
"Untergang" is commonly confused with "unterlag", "Untertan", "unterging". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Untergang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untergang" is [ˈʊntɐɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untergang" come from?
"Untergang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list