untermalt

[ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt]

/[ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“untermalt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,271
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs untermalen

Corpus desk

Index DE-untermalt · untermalt · German

untermalt · rank #40,271 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,271
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterholz

Nearest frequency peer: Unterholz (-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 „untermalt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „untermalt“ 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).

untermalt vs untersagt
78% similar
untermalt vs Unterwelt
67% similar
untermalt vs unterhalb
78% similar

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

Key facts for untermalt
PropertyValue
Headworduntermalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,271
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „untermalt“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unterholz“ (#40,270), „unterscheide“ (#40,272), „unteres“ (#40,269). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „untermalt“ bei #40,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around untermalt (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,271 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs untermalen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for untermalt, with forms such as "nutermalt", "unetrmalt", and "unntermalt". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "untersagt", "Unterwelt", "unterhalb", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is untermalt, spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs untermalen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nutermalt
  • unetrmalt
  • unntermalt
  • untemralt
  • unteramlt
  • untermallt
  • untermaltt
  • untermatl
  • untermlat
  • untermmalt
  • unterrmalt
  • untremalt
  • unttermalt
  • utnermalt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of untermalt - 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.

nutermalt2unetrmalt2unntermalt1untemralt2unteramlt2untermallt1untermaltt1untermatl2
Edit distance from "untermalt"

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 "untermalt"?
"untermalt" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt].
What does "untermalt" mean?
As a verb, "untermalt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs untermalen
What words are commonly confused with "untermalt"?
"untermalt" is commonly confused with "untersagt", "Unterwelt", "unterhalb". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "untermalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untermalt" is [ˌʊntɐˈmaːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untermalt" come from?
"untermalt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unterholz#40,270verdrehte#40,276verfangen#40,277vergossen#40,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

umgebauten14 variantsvermelden14 variantstödliches14 variantsTotenkopf14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list