unterstehen
[ʊntɐˈʃteːən]
The verdict
“unterstehen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,827
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - untergeben sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterstehen · unterstehen · German
unterstehen · rank #32,827 · 17 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,827
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unterhaltsamer
Nearest frequency peer: unterhaltsamer (-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 „unterstehen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- unliebsame
unliebsame
67,177 corpus weight
- Unterführung
Unterführung
67,176 corpus weight
- unterhaltsa…
unterhaltsamer
67,175 corpus weight
- unterstehen
unterstehen
67,174 corpus weight
- untypisch
untypisch
67,172 corpus weight
- unvergessli…
unvergesslichen
67,171 corpus weight
What this shows „unterstehen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterstehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊntɐˈʃteːən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #32,827 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterstehen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around unterstehen (IPA [ʊntɐˈʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,827 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterstehen, with forms such as "nuterstehen", "unetrstehen", and "unnterstehen". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "untersten", "untersteht", "untersuchen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unterstehen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1untergeben sein
- 2eine an sich unangemessene oder verbotene Handlungsmöglichkeit wahrnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kompanie untersteht dem Kommando von Hauptmann Knicker.
„So erklärte ich ihm, für diese Fahrt sei er der Kapitän und wir unterstünden seinen Befehlen; ich wolle das Nötigste tun, damit sie aufs I-Tüpfelchen ausgeführt würden.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuterstehen
- unetrstehen
- unnterstehen
- unterrstehen
- untersethen
- untersstehen
- untersteehn
- unterstehenn
- unterstehhen
- unterstehne
- unterstheen
- untersttehen
- untertsehen
- untesrtehen
- untrestehen
- untterstehen
- utnerstehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterstehen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unterstehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).