Unterkünften

[ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterkünften” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,438
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterkunft

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterkunften · Unterkünften · German

Unterkünften · rank #28,438 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,438
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterkriegen

Nearest frequency peer: unterkriegen (-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 „Unterkünften“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterkünften“ 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).

Unterkünften vs Unterkunft
75% similar
Unterkünften vs Unterkünfte
92% similar

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

Key facts for Unterkünften
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterkünften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,438
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterkünften“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unterkünftenliegt 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: „unterkriegen“ (#28,437), „Unternehmers“ (#28,439), „unklaren“ (#28,436). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterkünften“ bei #28,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Unterkünften (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,438 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterkunft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterkünften, with forms such as "nuterkünften", "unetrkünften", and "unnterkünften". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterkunft", "Unterkünfte", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unterkünften, spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-Ü-N-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterkunft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterkünften
  • unetrkünften
  • unnterkünften
  • untekrünften
  • unterkkünften
  • unterknüften
  • unterküfnten
  • unterkünfetn
  • unterkünfften
  • unterkünftenn
  • unterkünftne
  • unterkünftten
  • unterkünnften
  • unterküntfen
  • unterrkünften
  • unterüknften
  • untrekünften
  • untterkünften
  • utnerkünften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterkünften - 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.

nuterkünften2unetrkünften2unnterkünften1untekrünften2unterkkünften1unterknüften2unterküfnten2unterkünfetn2
Edit distance from "Unterkünften"

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 "Unterkünften"?
"Unterkünften" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-Ü-N-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩].
What does "Unterkünften" mean?
As a noun, "Unterkünften" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterkunft
What words are commonly confused with "Unterkünften"?
"Unterkünften" is commonly confused with "Unterkunft", "Unterkünfte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterkünften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterkünften" is [ˈʊntɐˌkʏnftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterkünften" come from?
"Unterkünften" 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 "Unterkünften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unterkriegen#28,437Unternehmers#28,439vereinfachte#28,446Teufelskreis#28,419

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Stadtviertel19 variantsWildschweine19 variantsprovisorisch19 variantsDemonstrativ19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list