Untergewicht

[ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt]

/[ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Untergewicht” is uncommon German (frequency #92,365 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,365
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körpergewicht, das einem Body-Mass-Index (BMI) unter 18,5 entspricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-untergewicht · Untergewicht · German

Untergewicht · rank #92,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,365
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH untergebrachte

Nearest frequency peer: untergebrachte (-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 „Untergewicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Untergewicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntergewicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Untergewicht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Untergewichtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „untergebrachte“ (#92,364), „unterbreche“ (#92,363), „Unterrichtsausfall“ (#92,367). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Untergewicht“ bei #92,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Untergewicht is uncommon German at frequency #92,365 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Untergewicht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Untergewicht, spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-E-W-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Körpergewicht, das einem Body-Mass-Index (BMI) unter 18,5 entspricht
  2. 2
    Gewicht einer Ware oder eines Gegenstandes, das im Vergleich zum Sollgewicht zu niedrig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die WHO hat einen BMI von 18,5 als Grenze von Normalgewicht zu Untergewicht bei Erwachsenen festgelegt.“
  2. Untergewicht ist für ca. 800 Millionen Menschen ein echtes Problem.

Antonyms

FettleibigkeitIdealgewichtNormalgewichtÜbergewicht

This word in other languages

underweight(English)

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 "Untergewicht"?
"Untergewicht" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-E-W-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt].
What does "Untergewicht" mean?
As a noun, "Untergewicht" means: Körpergewicht, das einem Body-Mass-Index (BMI) unter 18,5 entspricht
How do you pronounce "Untergewicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untergewicht" is [ˈʊntɐɡəˌvɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untergewicht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unwirtlichen#92,371verabreichte#92,381Umsatzzahlen#92,342vergnügliche#92,390

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list