Unterschicht

Name: Unterschicht, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Unterschicht” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,958
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Schicht, die sich unter mindestens einer anderen Schicht befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterschicht · Unterschicht · German

Unterschicht · rank #34,958 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,958
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH unterrichte

Nearest frequency peer: unterrichte (-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.

untergekomm…

65,046
Unterlassung

65,045
unterrichte

65,044
Unterschicht

65,043
Valentina

65,041
Venice

65,040

What this shows „Unterschicht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Unterschicht
Property	Value
Headword	Unterschicht
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#34,958
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterschicht“

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

#34,958

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterrichte“ (#34,957), „Unterlassung“ (#34,956), „Valentina“ (#34,960). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterschicht“ bei #34,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Unterschicht (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,958 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterschicht, with forms such as "nuterschicht", "unetrschicht", and "unnterschicht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Unterschicht, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-C-H-T.

Definition

1
eine Schicht, die sich unter mindestens einer anderen Schicht befindet
2
unterste Schicht einer Bevölkerung, die nur über niedrige Einkommen und/oder einen niedrigen Lebensstandard verfügt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Die darunter liegende Schicht nennt man Sima, eine Abkürzung von Silizium und Magnesium, da es »guten Grund zu der Annahme gibt, dass die Gesteine der Unterschicht [Boden] der Ozeanbecken eine basischere Zusammensetzung aufweisen und einen grösseren Anteil von Magnesia [Magnesiumoxyd] enthalten.«“
„Das hat mit den Unterschichten zu tun und führt zu Verspannungen im kompletten Becken.“

Antonyms

Deckschicht Oberschicht Oberschicht Mittelschicht

This word in other languages

lower class(English)bas peuple(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuterschicht
unetrschicht
unnterschicht
untercshicht
unterrschicht
unterscchicht
unterschciht
unterschhicht
unterschiccht
unterschichht
unterschichtt
unterschicth
unterschihct
unterscihcht
untershcicht
untersschicht
untesrchicht
untreschicht
untterschicht
utnerschicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Unterschicht"

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 "Unterschicht"?

"Unterschicht" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt].

What does "Unterschicht" mean?

As a noun, "Unterschicht" means: eine Schicht, die sich unter mindestens einer anderen Schicht befindet

What are common misspellings of "Unterschicht"?

Common misspellings include "nuterschicht", "unetrschicht", "unnterschicht", "untercshicht", "unterrschicht". The correct spelling is "Unterschicht".

How do you pronounce "Unterschicht"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterschicht" is [ˈʊntɐˌʃɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Unterschicht" come from?

"Unterschicht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unterschicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unterlassung#34,956 Unschuldiger#34,954 verantwortet#34,962 vereinzelten#34,966

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

verzweifelter20 variants Zurückweisung20 variants zusammengefügt20 variants abschreckend20 variants