unterminieren
[ˌʊntɐmiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“unterminieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,716 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #84,716
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hohlräume und Stollen unterhalb eines Bauwerks anlegen (Festung, Stadtmauer etc.) zu dessen Zerstörung etwa durch eine anschließende Sprengung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterminieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐmiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #84,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterminieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unterminieren is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐmiˈniːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,716 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unterminieren, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 unterminieren, spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Hohlräume und Stollen unterhalb eines Bauwerks anlegen (Festung, Stadtmauer etc.) zu dessen Zerstörung etwa durch eine anschließende Sprengung
- 2schaffen (durch Personen) oder bewirken (durch Dinge, Umstände) von jederlei Hohlräumen unter Gebäudekomplexen, die diesen die Standfestigkeit nehmen
- 3etwas solide Bestehendes (Vertrauen, Ansehen, eine Position, …) oder ein Unterfangen langsam und unmerklich untergraben und zerstören
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); 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 “unterminieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʊntɐmiˈniːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.