Unterlänge
[ˈʊntɐˌlɛŋə]
The verdict
“Unterlänge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die vertikale Dimension/Höhe, die bei Kleinbuchstaben wie <g>, <j>, <q> unter die Mittellänge reicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterlange · Unterlänge · German
Unterlänge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterlänge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌlɛŋə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterlänge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterlänge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌlɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die vertikale Dimension/Höhe, die bei Kleinbuchstaben wie <g>, <j>, <q> unter die Mittellänge reicht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unterlänge, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unterlänge, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-Ä-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1die vertikale Dimension/Höhe, die bei Kleinbuchstaben wie <g>, <j>, <q> unter die Mittellänge reicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterlänge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Gegensatz zu den Kapitalis-Schriften bestimmten in zunehmendem Maße die neu auftretenden Ober- und Unterlängen der Buchstaben b, d, h, i, l, g, p und q das Schriftbild.“
„Insgesamt treten etwas mehr Unterlängen auf als sonst in Dincklages Handschrift.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.