Unterstellung
German, noun[ʊntɐˈʃtɛlʊŋ]
Unterstellung is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterstellung is a German feminine noun meaning “subordination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterordnung einer Sache einer anderen”.
What does Unterstellung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubordination
- 2
feminineassumption, presumption, imputation, insinuation
noun
- 1
femininesafekeeping, custody, depositing (temporary storing in a sheltered place)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterordnung einer Sache einer anderen 2. falsche, meist negative Behauptung über eine Sache/Person
noun: 1. Handlung, etwas (zum Beispiel ein Fahrzeug) unterzustellen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unterstellung
- Unterstellungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterstellung?
- [ʊntɐˈʃtɛlʊŋ]
- [ˈʊntɐˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Unterstellung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Unterstellung in German?
Unterstellung appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).