Untertatzerl

[ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl]

/[ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl]/ noun

The verdict

“Untertatzerl” 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 May 6, 2026) - kleine, flache oder leicht gewölbte Scheibe, die das Verschmutzen einer Unterlage verhindern soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-untertatzerl · Untertatzerl · German

Untertatzerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Untertatzerl
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntertatzerl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Untertatzerl” sits in German frequency

Untertatzerl falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Untertatzerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine, flache oder leicht gewölbte Scheibe, die das Verschmutzen einer Unterlage verhindern soll".

Untertatzerl has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Untertatzerl, spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-A-T-Z-E-R-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine, flache oder leicht gewölbte Scheibe, die das Verschmutzen einer Unterlage verhindern soll

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Untertatzerl"?
"Untertatzerl" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-A-T-Z-E-R-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl].
What does "Untertatzerl" mean?
As a noun, "Untertatzerl" means: kleine, flache oder leicht gewölbte Scheibe, die das Verschmutzen einer Unterlage verhindern soll
How do you pronounce "Untertatzerl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untertatzerl" is [ˈʊntɐˌtat͡sɐl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untertatzerl" come from?
"Untertatzerl" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list