Untergrund
German, noun/ˈʔʊntɐˌɡʁʊnt/
Untergrund is spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D (10 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Untergrund is a German masculine noun meaning “subsurface, substratum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “tieferliegende Erdschicht”.
What does Untergrund mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesubsurface, substratum
- 2
masculineunderground
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tieferliegende Erdschicht 2. Basis für einen Bau, Erde in ein paar Metern Tiefe 3. untere Schicht (zum Beispiel zum Auftrag von Farbe oder Putzmörtel) 4. Bereich außerhalb der Legalität
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Untergrund
- Untergrundes genitive
- Untergrunds genitive
- Untergründe plural
- Untergrunde dative singular
- Untergründen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Untergrund?
- /ˈʔʊntɐˌɡʁʊnt/
- [ˈʊntɐˌɡʁʊnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Untergrund
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Untergrund in German?
Untergrund appears 8.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).