Unterkiefers

[ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs]

/[ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterkiefers” is uncommon German (frequency #70,920 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,920
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unterkiefer

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterkiefers · Unterkiefers · German

Unterkiefers · rank #70,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,920
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unruhestifter

Nearest frequency peer: Unruhestifter (-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 „Unterkiefers“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterkiefers
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterkiefers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterkiefers“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Unterkiefersfällt 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: „Unruhestifter“ (#70,919), „unvorteilhaft“ (#70,921), „unmoralische“ (#70,918). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterkiefers“ bei #70,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterkiefers is uncommon German at frequency #70,920 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unterkiefer".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Unterkiefers in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unterkiefers, spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-I-E-F-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unterkiefer

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 "Unterkiefers"?
"Unterkiefers" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-I-E-F-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs].
What does "Unterkiefers" mean?
As a noun, "Unterkiefers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unterkiefer
How do you pronounce "Unterkiefers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterkiefers" is [ˈʊntɐˌkiːfɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterkiefers" come from?
"Unterkiefers" 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 "Unterkiefers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unmoralische#70,918vatikanische#70,924Verfeinerung#70,931verlangsamte#70,942

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list