Unterling
[ˈʊntɐlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Unterling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die im Vergleich zu einer anderen einen niedrigeren Status hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterling · Unterling · German
Unterling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Unterling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die im Vergleich zu einer anderen einen niedrigeren Status hat".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unterling, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unterling, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Person, die im Vergleich zu einer anderen einen niedrigeren Status hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mithin wollen die Chefs mehr Kontrolle über ihre Unterlinge, was weder progressiv noch nett ist.“
„Bei Fox News herrschte Ailes wie ein Autokrat - bis die Unterlinge ihrerseits rebellierten.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.