Unternehmerin

[ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn]

/[ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Unternehmerin” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,510 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#35,510
frequency rank, German
13
letters
20
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die Inhaberin oder Eigentümerin eines Unternehmens ist; Akteurin

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unternehmerin vs Unternehmern
92% similar
Unternehmerin vs Unternehmers
85% similar
Unternehmerin vs Unternehmen
85% similar

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

Key facts for Unternehmerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnternehmerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#35,510
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unternehmerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Unternehmerin lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unternehmerin is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,510 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person, die Inhaberin oder Eigentümerin eines Unternehmens ist; Akteurin".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unternehmerin, with forms such as "nuternehmerin", "unetrnehmerin", and "unnternehmerin". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Unternehmern", "Unternehmers", "Unternehmen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Unternehmerin, spelled U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die Inhaberin oder Eigentümerin eines Unternehmens ist; Akteurin

Antonyms

Unterlasserin

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuternehmerin,unetrnehmerin,unnternehmerin,untenrehmerin,unterenhmerin,unternehemrin,unternehhmerin,unternehmeirn,unternehmerinn,unternehmerni,unternehmerrin,unternehmmerin,unternehmrein,unternemherin,unternhemerin,unternnehmerin,unterrnehmerin,untrenehmerin,untternehmerin,utnernehmerin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unternehmerin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuternehmerin2unetrnehmerin2unnternehmerin1untenrehmerin2unterenhmerin2unternehemrin2unternehhmerin1unternehmeirn2
Edit distance from "Unternehmerin"

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 "Unternehmerin"?
"Unternehmerin" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn].
What does "Unternehmerin" mean?
As a noun, "Unternehmerin" means: weibliche Person, die Inhaberin oder Eigentümerin eines Unternehmens ist; Akteurin
What words are commonly confused with "Unternehmerin"?
"Unternehmerin" is commonly confused with "Unternehmern", "Unternehmers", "Unternehmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unternehmerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unternehmerin" is [ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unternehmerin" come from?
"Unternehmerin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Unternehmerin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊntɐˈneːməʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Unternehmern” - see the side-by-side comparison. Unternehmerin vs Unternehmern
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list