Unterholz

[ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]

/[ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterholz” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,270
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das unter den Kronen großer Bäume niedrig wachsende Gehölz

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterholz · Unterholz · German

Unterholz · rank #40,270 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,270
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unteres

Nearest frequency peer: unteres (-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 „Unterholz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterholz“ 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).

Unterholz vs Unterhose
78% similar
Unterholz vs unterhalb
67% similar
Unterholz vs Unterhalt
78% similar

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

Key facts for Unterholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterholz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,270
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterholz“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unteres“ (#40,269), „untermalt“ (#40,271), „unsrer“ (#40,268). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterholz“ bei #40,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Unterholz (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,270 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das unter den Kronen großer Bäume niedrig wachsende Gehölz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterholz, with forms such as "nuterholz", "unetrholz", and "unnterholz". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterhose", "unterhalb", "Unterhalt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Unterholz, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    das unter den Kronen großer Bäume niedrig wachsende Gehölz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Heute wird jedoch immer öfter bewusst Verjüngung als Unterholz angepflanzt, da so die jungen Bäume im Schutz der alten Bäume heranwachsen können und kein Kahlschlag entsteht, wenn die alten Bäume geerntet werden“.
  2. „Ich hörte die anderen in meiner Nähe durchs Unterholz brechen, dazu die Rufe der Soldaten und immer wieder Schüsse.“

Synonyms

BuschwerkNiederholz

Antonyms

Oberholz

This word in other languages

brushwood(English)mata(Español)sous-bois(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterholz
  • unetrholz
  • unnterholz
  • untehrolz
  • unterhholz
  • unterhloz
  • unterhollz
  • unterholzz
  • unterhozl
  • unterohlz
  • unterrholz
  • untreholz
  • untterholz
  • utnerholz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuterholz2unetrholz2unnterholz1untehrolz2unterhholz1unterhloz2unterhollz1unterholzz1
Edit distance from "Unterholz"

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 "Unterholz"?
"Unterholz" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s].
What does "Unterholz" mean?
As a noun, "Unterholz" means: das unter den Kronen großer Bäume niedrig wachsende Gehölz
What words are commonly confused with "Unterholz"?
"Unterholz" is commonly confused with "Unterhose", "unterhalb", "Unterhalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterholz" is [ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterholz" come from?
"Unterholz" 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 "Unterholz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

untermalt#40,271verdrehte#40,276verfangen#40,277tödliches#40,258

Similar misspelling depth

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

umgebauten14 variantsvermelden14 variantsTotenkopf14 variantsversperren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list