untersetzen
[ˈʊntɐˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“untersetzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas unterhalb von etwas platzieren/montieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-untersetzen · untersetzen · German
untersetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untersetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „untersetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
untersetzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas unterhalb von etwas platzieren/montieren".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for untersetzen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is untersetzen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas unterhalb von etwas platzieren/montieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untersetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat eine Bananenkiste genommen, Räder untergesetzt und fertig war der Anhänger zum Dreirad.
Das Gestell ist so hoch, dass man leicht einen Bunsenbrenner untersetzen kann.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.