unterm
[ˈʊntɐm]
The verdict
“unterm” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,228 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.
- #5,228
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unter dem
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unterm is 6 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐm]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,228 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unter dem".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterm, with forms such as "nuterm", "unetrm", and "unnterm". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "unters", "untern", "unter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unterm, spelled U-N-T-E-R-M.
Definition
- 1unter dem
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuterm,unetrm,unnterm,untemr,untermm,unterrm,untrem,untterm,utnerm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “unterm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʊntɐm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unters” - see the side-by-side comparison. unterm vs unters
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.