Unterläufel
[ˈʊntɐˌlɔɪ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“Unterläufel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person ohne große Entscheidungsbefugnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterlaufel · Unterläufel · German
Unterläufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Unterläufel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌlɔɪ̯fl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterläufel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterläufel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌlɔɪ̯fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person ohne große Entscheidungsbefugnis".
Zero misspellings are on record for Unterläufel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Unterläufel, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Person ohne große Entscheidungsbefugnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterläufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dichands Tod war in der Tat ein schlechter Tag für seine politischen Unterläufel.“
„Der Chronist glaubt eher, dass dies ein in diversen hierarchischen Institutionen zu vernehmender Stoßseufzer ist, mit dem die Unterläufel einander darauf hinweisen, dass es so etwas wie eine Hackordnung nun einmal gibt und dass Widerstand dagegen zwecklos ist, weil halt der Ober den Unter sticht.“
Synonyms
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.