Untertagebau
[ʊntɐˈtaːɡəˌbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Untertagebau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbau, Förderung und Gewinnung von mineralischen Rohstoffen unter Tage (unter der Erdoberfläche)
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Index DE-untertagebau · Untertagebau · German
Untertagebau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Untertagebau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊntɐˈtaːɡəˌbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Untertagebau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Untertagebau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊntɐˈtaːɡəˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Untertagebau, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Untertagebau, spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-A-G-E-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1Abbau, Förderung und Gewinnung von mineralischen Rohstoffen unter Tage (unter der Erdoberfläche)
- 2technische Anlage zum Abbau, Förderung und Gewinnung von mineralischen Rohstoffen unter Tage
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Untertagebau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie die meisten der Tunnelarbeiter fand Antonio de Matos über einen Landsmann eine Stelle in der Schweiz und wurde in das Spezialkontingent für Arbeitskräfte im Untertagebau aufgenommen.“
„Nur von 1919 bis 1922 währte der Untertagebau in den Harburger Bergen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.