unters

/[ˈʊntɐs]/ abbrev

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,027

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

unters is anGermanabbrev. It means: unter das Pronounced [ˈʊntɐs]. Often confused with users and uterus.

Key facts for unters
PropertyValue
Headwordunters
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ˈʊntɐs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,027
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unters is 6 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɐs]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,027 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unter das".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for unters, with forms such as "nuters", "unetrs", and "unnters". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "users", "uterus", "unterste", 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 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 unters, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter das

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuters,unetrs,unnters,unterrs,unterss,untesr,untres,untters,utners

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unters

Misspelling Variants of "unters"

nuters6unetrs6unnters7unterrs7unterss7untesr6untres6untters7
Misspelling Variants of "unters"

Frequency rank: #16,027 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unters"?
"unters" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐs].
What does "unters" mean?
As an abbrev, "unters" means: unter das
What words are commonly confused with "unters"?
"unters" is commonly confused with "users", "uterus", "unterste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unters" is [ˈʊntɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unters" come from?
"unters" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.