Untergrenze

[ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]

/[ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Untergrenze” is uncommon German (frequency #58,389 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,389
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die untere/unterste Grenze

Corpus desk

Index DE-untergrenze · Untergrenze · German

Untergrenze · rank #58,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,389
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Untaten

Nearest frequency peer: Untaten (-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 „Untergrenze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Untergrenze
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntergrenze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Untergrenze“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Untergrenzefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Untaten“ (#58,388), „unterirdischer“ (#58,390), „unsauber“ (#58,387). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Untergrenze“ bei #58,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Untergrenze is uncommon German at frequency #58,389 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die untere/unterste Grenze".

Untergrenze has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Untergrenze, spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-R-E-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die untere/unterste Grenze

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es handelt sich um eine starre Untergrenze, die keinesfalls unterschritten werden darf.

Antonyms

Obergrenze

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 "Untergrenze"?
"Untergrenze" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-R-E-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə].
What does "Untergrenze" mean?
As a noun, "Untergrenze" means: die untere/unterste Grenze
How do you pronounce "Untergrenze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untergrenze" is [ˈʊntɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untergrenze" come from?
"Untergrenze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungeschehen#58,383undankbaren#58,381unbehaglich#58,379Umleitungen#58,375

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list