unterordnen

/[ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,312

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

unterordnen is aGermanverb. It means: sich (freiwillig) in eine Situation finden, in der jemand anderer übergeordnet ist Pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən]. Often confused with Unterordnung.

Key facts for unterordnen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterordnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,312
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unterordnen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unterordnen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,312 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for unterordnen, with forms such as "nuterordnen", "unetrordnen", and "unnterordnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Unterordnung", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unterordnen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (freiwillig) in eine Situation finden, in der jemand anderer übergeordnet ist
  2. 2
    in ein System einordnen, einsortieren
  3. 3
    etwas nur eine weniger wichtige Position einräumen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterordnen,unetrordnen,unnterordnen,unteorrdnen,unterodrnen,unterorddnen,unterordenn,unterordnenn,unterordnne,unterordnnen,unterornden,unterorrdnen,unterrodnen,unterrordnen,untreordnen,untterordnen,utnerordnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unterordnen

Misspelling Variants of "unterordnen"

nuterordnen11unetrordnen11unnterordnen12unteorrdnen11unterodrnen11unterorddnen12unterordenn11unterordnenn12
Misspelling Variants of "unterordnen"

Frequency rank: #44,312 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unterordnen"?
"unterordnen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən].
What does "unterordnen" mean?
As a verb, "unterordnen" means: sich (freiwillig) in eine Situation finden, in der jemand anderer übergeordnet ist
What words are commonly confused with "unterordnen"?
"unterordnen" is commonly confused with "Unterordnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterordnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterordnen" is [ˈʊntɐˌʔɔʁdnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterordnen" come from?
"unterordnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.