unterstellen

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

[ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]

/[ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]/ verb

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

The verdict

“unterstellen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,773
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem die Verfügungsgewalt geben über etwas (Aufgaben, Personen, Institutionen, Militärverbände)

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterstellen · unterstellen · German

unterstellen · rank #15,773 · 17 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #15,773
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH umfasste

Nearest frequency peer: umfasste (-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.

umdenken

84,231
umfangreich…

84,230
umfasste

84,229
unterstellen

84,228
Variable

84,227
verdoppeln

84,226

What this shows „unterstellen“ 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).

unterstellen vs unterstellt

83% similar

unterstellen vs unterteilen

83% similar

unterstellen vs unterstellte

83% similar

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

Key facts for unterstellen
Property	Value
Headword	unterstellen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#15,773
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterstellen“

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

#15,773

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „umfasste“ (#15,772), „Variable“ (#15,774), „umfangreiches“ (#15,771). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterstellen“ bei #15,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around unterstellen (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,773 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterstellen, with forms such as "nuterstellen", "unetrstellen", and "unnterstellen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "unterstellt", "unterteilen", "unterstellte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is unterstellen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

1
jemandem die Verfügungsgewalt geben über etwas (Aufgaben, Personen, Institutionen, Militärverbände)
2
jemandem etwas in negativer Absicht fälschlicherweise zuschreiben (vor allem eine Absicht, eine Meinung, eine Handlung)
3
von etwas als einer Annahme ausgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die Kompanie wurde zeitweilig einer anderen Division unterstellt.
„In Ostsamoa wurde die US-Flagge am 17. April 1900 erstmals gehisst und das Territorium der US-Marine unterstellt.“

Antonyms

konverse überordnen

This word in other languages

subordinate(English)soumettre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

nuterstellen
unetrstellen
unnterstellen
unterrstellen
untersetllen
untersstellen
untersteleln
unterstelen
unterstellenn
unterstellne
unterstlelen
untersttellen
untertsellen
untesrtellen
untrestellen
untterstellen
utnerstellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterstellen - 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 "unterstellen"

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 "unterstellen"?

"unterstellen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən].

What does "unterstellen" mean?

As a verb, "unterstellen" means: jemandem die Verfügungsgewalt geben über etwas (Aufgaben, Personen, Institutionen, Militärverbände)

What words are commonly confused with "unterstellen"?

"unterstellen" is commonly confused with "unterstellt", "unterteilen", "unterstellte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "unterstellen"?

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

What language does "unterstellen" come from?

"unterstellen" 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 "unterstellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verhinderung#15,777 verschwanden#15,779 verurteilten#15,782 Arbeitsweise#15,815

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Wahrzeichen17 variants Mietvertrag17 variants deaktivieren17 variants Konferenzen17 variants