unterschlagen

[ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“unterschlagen” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,362
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gliedmaßen übereinander verkreuzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterschlagen · unterschlagen · German

unterschlagen · rank #33,362 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,362
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH until

Nearest frequency peer: until (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unterschlagen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

unterschlagen vs Unterschlagung
79% similar

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

Key facts for unterschlagen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterschlagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#33,362
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterschlagen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unterschlagenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „until“ (#33,363), „unnötiger“ (#33,360), „unverkennbar“ (#33,364). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterschlagen“ bei #33,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around unterschlagen (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,362 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gliedmaßen übereinander verkreuzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterschlagen, with forms such as "nuterschlagen", "unetrschlagen", and "unnterschlagen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Unterschlagung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unterschlagen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gliedmaßen übereinander verkreuzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit untergeschlagenen Beinen saß sie in der Sofaecke.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterschlagen
  • unetrschlagen
  • unnterschlagen
  • untercshlagen
  • unterrschlagen
  • unterscchlagen
  • unterschalgen
  • unterschhlagen
  • unterschlaegn
  • unterschlagenn
  • unterschlaggen
  • unterschlagne
  • unterschlgaen
  • unterschllagen
  • untersclhagen
  • untershclagen
  • untersschlagen
  • untesrchlagen
  • untreschlagen
  • untterschlagen
  • utnerschlagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterschlagen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuterschlagen2unetrschlagen2unnterschlagen1untercshlagen2unterrschlagen1unterscchlagen1unterschalgen2unterschhlagen1
Edit distance from "unterschlagen"

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 "unterschlagen"?
"unterschlagen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩].
What does "unterschlagen" mean?
As a verb, "unterschlagen" means: Gliedmaßen übereinander verkreuzen
What words are commonly confused with "unterschlagen"?
"unterschlagen" is commonly confused with "Unterschlagung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterschlagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterschlagen" is [ˈʊntɐˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterschlagen" come from?
"unterschlagen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list