Unterschriften

[ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩]

/[ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterschriften” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,147
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterschriften · Unterschriften · German

Unterschriften · rank #11,147 · 23 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,147
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterhaltsam

Nearest frequency peer: unterhaltsam (-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 „Unterschriften“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterschriften“ 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).

Unterschriften vs unterschritten
86% similar
Unterschriften vs Unterschrift
86% similar
Unterschriften vs Überschriften
79% similar

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

Key facts for Unterschriften
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterschriften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#11,147
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterschriften“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unterschriftenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterhaltsam“ (#11,146), „vegane“ (#11,148), „unsichtbar“ (#11,145). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterschriften“ bei #11,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Unterschriften (IPA [ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,147 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterschriften, with forms such as "nuterschriften", "unetrschriften", and "unnterschriften". 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, "unterschritten", "Unterschrift", "Überschriften", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unterschriften, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-R-I-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterschriften
  • unetrschriften
  • unnterschriften
  • untercshriften
  • unterrschriften
  • unterscchriften
  • unterschhriften
  • unterschirften
  • unterschrfiten
  • unterschrifetn
  • unterschrifften
  • unterschriftenn
  • unterschriftne
  • unterschriftten
  • unterschritfen
  • unterschrriften
  • unterscrhiften
  • untershcriften
  • untersschriften
  • untesrchriften
  • untreschriften
  • untterschriften
  • utnerschriften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nuterschriften2unetrschriften2unnterschriften1untercshriften2unterrschriften1unterscchriften1unterschhriften1unterschirften2
Edit distance from "Unterschriften"

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 "Unterschriften"?
"Unterschriften" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-R-I-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩].
What does "Unterschriften" mean?
As a noun, "Unterschriften" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unterschrift
What words are commonly confused with "Unterschriften"?
"Unterschriften" is commonly confused with "unterschritten", "Unterschrift", "Überschriften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterschriften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterschriften" is [ˈʊntɐʃʁɪftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterschriften" come from?
"Unterschriften" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list