Untersuchung
German, noun/ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋ/
Untersuchung is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-U-C-H-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written German, the 2,204th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Untersuchung is a German feminine noun meaning “examination, investigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die genauere Betrachtung, Beobachtung oder das Betasten zur Bestimmung eines Sachverhalts oder Objektes”.
What does Untersuchung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexamination, investigation
eine körperliche Untersuchung durchführen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die genauere Betrachtung, Beobachtung oder das Betasten zur Bestimmung eines Sachverhalts oder Objektes
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 Untersuchung
- Untersuchungen plural
- U. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Untersuchung?
- /ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋ/
- [ʔʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋ]
- [ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Untersuchung
- research
- check
- studies
- investigation
- survey
- examination
- inquiry
- exploration
- probe
- assay
- vetting
- workup
- disquisition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Untersuchung in German?
Untersuchung appears 38 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).