Unterhaus

[ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterhaus” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,833
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine von zwei Kammern eines Parlaments

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterhaus · Unterhaus · German

Unterhaus · rank #29,833 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,833
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unternehmeris…

Nearest frequency peer: unternehmerische (+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 „Unterhaus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterhaus“ 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).

Unterhaus vs Unterbau
78% similar
Unterhaus vs unterhalb
67% similar
Unterhaus vs Unterhalt
78% similar

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

Key facts for Unterhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,833
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterhaus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unterhausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unternehmerische“ (#29,834), „ungleiche“ (#29,831), „using“ (#29,835). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterhaus“ bei #29,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Unterhaus (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,833 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterhaus, with forms such as "nuterhaus", "unetrhaus", and "unnterhaus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterbau", "unterhalb", "Unterhalt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unterhaus, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine von zwei Kammern eines Parlaments
  2. 2
    die zweite Kammer britischen Parlaments

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gegründet wurde das Unterhaus im Jahr 1867, als mit dem Verfassungsgesetz von 1867 der moderne kanadische Bundesstaat entstand.“
  2. „Die ersten beiden Stuart-Monarchen, Jakob I. und Karl I. gerieten mit dem Unterhaus über Besteuerung, Religion und königliche Befugnisse in Konflikt.“

Synonyms

House of Commons

Antonyms

OberhausHouse of Lords

This word in other languages

lower house(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterhaus
  • unetrhaus
  • unnterhaus
  • untehraus
  • unterahus
  • unterhasu
  • unterhauss
  • unterhhaus
  • unterhuas
  • unterrhaus
  • untrehaus
  • untterhaus
  • utnerhaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterhaus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuterhaus2unetrhaus2unnterhaus1untehraus2unterahus2unterhasu2unterhauss1unterhhaus1
Edit distance from "Unterhaus"

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 "Unterhaus"?
"Unterhaus" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Unterhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Unterhaus" means: eine von zwei Kammern eines Parlaments
What words are commonly confused with "Unterhaus"?
"Unterhaus" is commonly confused with "Unterbau", "unterhalb", "Unterhalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterhaus" is [ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterhaus" come from?
"Unterhaus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ungleiche#29,831ungefähre#29,830Trampolin#29,820verstellt#29,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

verlernt13 variantsVerteiler13 variantsSäuberung13 variantsWeihrauch13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list