unterkriegen

[ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterkriegen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,437
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kampfmoral und den Widerstandswillen brechen, so dass jemand aufgibt und sich nicht mehr wehrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterkriegen · unterkriegen · German

unterkriegen · rank #28,437 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,437
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unklaren

Nearest frequency peer: unklaren (-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 „unterkriegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unterkriegen“ 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).

unterkriegen vs unterliegen
83% similar
unterkriegen vs untertrieben
83% similar
unterkriegen vs unterbringen
83% similar

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

Key facts for unterkriegen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterkriegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,437
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterkriegen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unklaren“ (#28,436), „Unterkünften“ (#28,438), „ungenutzt“ (#28,435). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterkriegen“ bei #28,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around unterkriegen (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,437 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterkriegen, with forms such as "nuterkriegen", "unetrkriegen", and "unnterkriegen". 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, "unterliegen", "untertrieben", "unterbringen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unterkriegen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-R-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kampfmoral und den Widerstandswillen brechen, so dass jemand aufgibt und sich nicht mehr wehrt
  2. 2
    Platz finden um etwas oder jemanden unterzubringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So schnell lass ich mich nicht unterkriegen.
  2. „Die Entente hat uns militärisch nicht untergekriegt und auch mit dem Hungerkrieg keinen Erfolg gehabt.“

This word in other languages

abattre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterkriegen
  • unetrkriegen
  • unnterkriegen
  • untekrriegen
  • unterkiregen
  • unterkkriegen
  • unterkreigen
  • unterkrieegn
  • unterkriegenn
  • unterkrieggen
  • unterkriegne
  • unterkrigeen
  • unterkrriegen
  • unterrkiegen
  • unterrkriegen
  • untrekriegen
  • untterkriegen
  • utnerkriegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterkriegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuterkriegen2unetrkriegen2unnterkriegen1untekrriegen2unterkiregen2unterkkriegen1unterkreigen2unterkrieegn2
Edit distance from "unterkriegen"

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 "unterkriegen"?
"unterkriegen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-R-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩].
What does "unterkriegen" mean?
As a verb, "unterkriegen" means: die Kampfmoral und den Widerstandswillen brechen, so dass jemand aufgibt und sich nicht mehr wehrt
What words are commonly confused with "unterkriegen"?
"unterkriegen" is commonly confused with "unterliegen", "untertrieben", "unterbringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterkriegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterkriegen" is [ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterkriegen" come from?
"unterkriegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Unterkünften#28,438Unternehmers#28,439vereinfachte#28,446Teufelskreis#28,419

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Torschützen18 variantsvertrauliche18 variantsvorbestraft18 variantswiederbelebt18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list