unterlegene

[ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]

/[ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“unterlegene” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,358
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterlegene · unterlegene · German

unterlegene · rank #46,358 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,358
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Untergruppe

Nearest frequency peer: Untergruppe (-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 „unterlegene“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unterlegene“ 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).

unterlegene vs unterliegen
82% similar
unterlegene vs unterlegenen
92% similar
unterlegene vs Unterlagen
73% similar

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

Key facts for unterlegene
PropertyValue
Headwordunterlegene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,358
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterlegene“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unterlegeneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Untergruppe“ (#46,357), „unterging“ (#46,356), „unverbindliche“ (#46,360). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterlegene“ bei #46,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unterlegene (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,358 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterlegene, with forms such as "nuterlegene", "unetrlegene", and "unnterlegene". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unterliegen", "unterlegenen", "Unterlagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unterlegene, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterlegene
  • unetrlegene
  • unnterlegene
  • untelregene
  • unterelgene
  • unterleegne
  • unterlegeen
  • unterleggene
  • unterlegnee
  • unterlgeene
  • unterllegene
  • unterrlegene
  • untrelegene
  • untterlegene
  • utnerlegene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterlegene - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuterlegene2unetrlegene2unnterlegene1untelregene2unterelgene2unterleegne2unterlegeen2unterleggene1
Edit distance from "unterlegene"

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 "unterlegene"?
"unterlegene" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə].
What does "unterlegene" mean?
As an adjective, "unterlegene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unterlegen
What words are commonly confused with "unterlegene"?
"unterlegene" is commonly confused with "unterliegen", "unterlegenen", "Unterlagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterlegene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterlegene" is [ˌʊntɐˈleːɡənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterlegene" come from?
"unterlegene" 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 "unterlegene", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Untergruppe#46,357verankerten#46,362ungünstiger#46,353verdoppelte#46,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Unklarheit15 variantsumzukehren15 variantsVogelgrippe15 variantstragfähige15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list