Unterlauf
[ˈʊntɐˌlaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Unterlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #85,980 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,980
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - letzter Teil des Flusslaufs bis zur Mündung
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterlauf · Unterlauf · German
Unterlauf · rank #85,980 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,980
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unterhaltet
Nearest frequency peer: unterhaltet (-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 „Unterlauf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- unmoralisch…
unmoralischen
14,025 corpus weight
- Untergrunds
Untergrunds
14,023 corpus weight
- unterhaltet
unterhaltet
14,022 corpus weight
- Unterlauf
Unterlauf
14,021 corpus weight
- Urwälder
Urwälder
14,020 corpus weight
- UTF
UTF
14,018 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Unterlauf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterlauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌlaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,980 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterlauf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterlauf is uncommon German at frequency #85,980 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "letzter Teil des Flusslaufs bis zur Mündung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Unterlauf in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unterlauf, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1letzter Teil des Flusslaufs bis zur Mündung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterlauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Fluss passiert von dort aus zunächst die Kalkeifel, die Ahreifel und schließlich im Unterlauf die Rheineifel.“
„Am Unterlaufe des Shenandoah hatten sich schon andere Gemeinden angesiedelt, presbyterische Iren zumeist, herbe, düstere Leute, hart und starr.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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