unterliegen

[ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]

/[ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterliegen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,300
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besiegt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterliegen · unterliegen · German

unterliegen · rank #8,300 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,300
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unschuldig

Nearest frequency peer: unschuldig (-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 „unterliegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unterliegen“ 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).

unterliegen vs unterliegt
82% similar
unterliegen vs unterziehen
82% similar
unterliegen vs Unterlagen
73% similar

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

Key facts for unterliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,300
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterliegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterliegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unschuldig“ (#8,299), „unterzeichnet“ (#8,301), „Ungern“ (#8,298). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterliegen“ bei #8,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around unterliegen (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,300 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterliegen, with forms such as "nuterliegen", "unetrliegen", and "unnterliegen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "unterliegt", "unterziehen", "Unterlagen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unterliegen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    besiegt werden
  2. 2
    einer Sache ausgesetzt sein; davon beeinflusst, bestimmt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unterliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In der Schlacht bei Hohenlinden in der Nähe Münchens unterliegt Österreich erneut französischen Truppen.“
  2. „Für die Nationalmannschaft trat Szymaniak auch bei der WM 1962 an, im Viertelfinale unterlagen sie allerdings den Jugoslawen mit 0:1.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterliegen
  • unetrliegen
  • unnterliegen
  • untelriegen
  • unterilegen
  • unterleigen
  • unterlieegn
  • unterliegenn
  • unterlieggen
  • unterliegne
  • unterligeen
  • unterlliegen
  • unterrliegen
  • untreliegen
  • untterliegen
  • utnerliegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterliegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuterliegen2unetrliegen2unnterliegen1untelriegen2unterilegen2unterleigen2unterlieegn2unterliegenn1
Edit distance from "unterliegen"

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 "unterliegen"?
"unterliegen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩].
What does "unterliegen" mean?
As a verb, "unterliegen" means: besiegt werden
What words are commonly confused with "unterliegen"?
"unterliegen" is commonly confused with "unterliegt", "unterziehen", "Unterlagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterliegen" is [ˌʊntɐˈliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterliegen" come from?
"unterliegen" 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 "unterliegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zuverlässig#8,312stundenlang#8,287schwedische#8,275angeblichen#8,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

unschuldig16 variantsEntspannung16 variantsExperimente16 variantskommentieren16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list