untersuchen

[ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩]

/[ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“untersuchen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,393
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas analysieren oder erforschen, sich etwas sehr genau anschauen, um es zu verstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-untersuchen · untersuchen · German

untersuchen · rank #4,393 · 17 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,393
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umstände

Nearest frequency peer: Umstände (-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 „untersuchen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „untersuchen“ 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).

untersuchen vs untersucht
82% similar
untersuchen vs untersuchte
82% similar
untersuchen vs Untersuchung
75% similar

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

Key facts for untersuchen
PropertyValue
Headworduntersuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,393
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „untersuchen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Umstände“ (#4,392), „Ursachen“ (#4,394), „such“ (#4,391). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „untersuchen“ bei #4,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around untersuchen (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,393 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 untersuchen, with forms such as "nutersuchen", "unetrsuchen", and "unntersuchen". 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, "untersucht", "untersuchte", "Untersuchung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is untersuchen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas analysieren oder erforschen, sich etwas sehr genau anschauen, um es zu verstehen
  2. 2
    den körperlichen und/oder psychischen Zustand eines Patienten überprüfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kommissar untersuchte den Tatort, um Hinweise auf den Täter zu finden.
  2. Im Labor untersucht man die DNA-Proben.

This word in other languages

investigate(English)investigar(Español)examiner(Français)examinar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nutersuchen
  • unetrsuchen
  • unntersuchen
  • unterrsuchen
  • unterscuhen
  • unterssuchen
  • untersucchen
  • untersucehn
  • untersuchenn
  • untersuchhen
  • untersuchne
  • untersuhcen
  • unteruschen
  • untesruchen
  • untresuchen
  • unttersuchen
  • utnersuchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of untersuchen - 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.

nutersuchen2unetrsuchen2unntersuchen1unterrsuchen1unterscuhen2unterssuchen1untersucchen1untersucehn2
Edit distance from "untersuchen"

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 "untersuchen"?
"untersuchen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩].
What does "untersuchen" mean?
As a verb, "untersuchen" means: etwas analysieren oder erforschen, sich etwas sehr genau anschauen, um es zu verstehen
What words are commonly confused with "untersuchen"?
"untersuchen" is commonly confused with "untersucht", "untersuchte", "Untersuchung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "untersuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "untersuchen" is [ˌʊntɐˈzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "untersuchen" come from?
"untersuchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahrnehmung#4,395wiederholen#4,399Psychologie#4,381Ministerium#4,375

Similar misspelling depth

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

katholische17 variantsGenehmigung17 variantsDurchmesser17 variantsbeeinflussen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list