unterläuft

[ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft]

/[ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterläuft” is uncommon German (frequency #78,668 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,668
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterlaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterlauft · unterläuft · German

unterläuft · rank #78,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,668
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterentwicke…

Nearest frequency peer: unterentwickelt (-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 „unterläuft“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterläuft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterläuft
PropertyValue
Headwordunterläuft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterläuft“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterläuftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unterentwickelt“ (#78,667), „Unterstadt“ (#78,669), „Unsichtbarkeit“ (#78,666). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterläuft“ bei #78,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterläuft is uncommon German at frequency #78,668 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterlaufen".

unterläuft has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unterläuft, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterlaufen

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 "unterläuft"?
"unterläuft" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft].
What does "unterläuft" mean?
As a verb, "unterläuft" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterlaufen
How do you pronounce "unterläuft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterläuft" is [ˌʊntɐˈlɔɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterläuft" come from?
"unterläuft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unterstadt#78,669unbändigen#78,660Tryptophan#78,646verheddert#78,691

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list