untertägig
[ˈʊntɐˌtɛːɡɪç]
The verdict
“untertägig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterhalb der Erdoberfläche, im Bergwerk; unter Tage
Corpus desk
Index DE-untertagig · untertägig · German
untertägig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | untertägig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌtɛːɡɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „untertägig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
untertägig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌtɛːɡɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
untertägig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is untertägig, spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-Ä-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1unterhalb der Erdoberfläche, im Bergwerk; unter Tage
- 2während des Tages
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untertägig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie werden übertägig erkundet, einige davon dann untertägig in Bergwerken.“
„Innerhalb dieser Regionen sollen dann einzelne Standorte zunächst an der Erdoberfläche, eine kleine Zahl dann auch untertägig untersucht werden.“
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.