untermauern

[ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]

/[ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“untermauern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,899
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Mauerwerk von unten absichern, abstützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-untermauern · untermauern · German

untermauern · rank #28,899 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,899
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterlegt

Nearest frequency peer: unterlegt (-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 „untermauern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „untermauern“ 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).

untermauern vs untermauert
91% similar

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

Key facts for untermauern
PropertyValue
Headworduntermauern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,899
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „untermauern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).untermauernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterlegt“ (#28,898), „untermauert“ (#28,900), „Unterkiefer“ (#28,897). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „untermauern“ bei #28,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around untermauern (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,899 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 untermauern, with forms such as "nutermauern", "unetrmauern", and "unntermauern". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "untermauert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is untermauern, spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-A-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Mauerwerk von unten absichern, abstützen
  2. 2
    mit Fakten, Zahlen, Argumenten oder Ähnlichem belegen, stützen, erhärten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit die Terrasse bei unserem Ferienhäuschen am Hang nicht abrutscht, muss sie ordentlich untermauert werden.
  2. „Aber wenn ich denke, welcher Mühen, Entbehrungen – Demütigungen Du Dich unterziehen mußt, um die wackligen Fundamente erst einmal wieder mit soliden Futtersteinen zu untermauern, dann, Gerhard, ja dann möchte ich Zirkel und Winkelmaß und Pinsel und Palette in den Tiber werfen, wo er am tiefsten ist, und mein Leben als Rinderhirt in der Campagna beschließ…

Synonyms

begründenfundieren

This word in other languages

underpin(English)apoyar(Español)consolider(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nutermauern
  • unetrmauern
  • unntermauern
  • untemrauern
  • unteramuern
  • untermaeurn
  • untermauenr
  • untermauernn
  • untermauerrn
  • untermauren
  • untermmauern
  • untermuaern
  • unterrmauern
  • untremauern
  • unttermauern
  • utnermauern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nutermauern2unetrmauern2unntermauern1untemrauern2unteramuern2untermaeurn2untermauenr2untermauernn1
Edit distance from "untermauern"

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 "untermauern"?
"untermauern" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-A-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn].
What does "untermauern" mean?
As a verb, "untermauern" means: mit Mauerwerk von unten absichern, abstützen
What words are commonly confused with "untermauern"?
"untermauern" is commonly confused with "untermauert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "untermauern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untermauern" is [ˌʊntɐˈmaʊ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untermauern" come from?
"untermauern" 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 "untermauern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

untermauert#28,900Unterkiefer#28,897Verbündeter#28,907versprachen#28,915

Similar misspelling depth

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

ursächlich16 variantsVerkündung16 variantsVerwüstung16 variantsvollbringen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list