unterteil

[ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l]

/[ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterteil” is uncommon German (frequency #73,039 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,039
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterteil · unterteil · German

unterteil · rank #73,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,039
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterrichtssp…

Nearest frequency peer: Unterrichtssprache (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unterteil“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterteil“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterteil
PropertyValue
Headwordunterteil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterteil“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterteilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unterrichtssprache“ (#73,038), „unwahre“ (#73,040), „Unterrichtsmaterial“ (#73,037). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterteil“ bei #73,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterteil is uncommon German at frequency #73,039 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterteilen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for unterteil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unterteil, spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-E-I-L.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterteilen

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 "unterteil"?
"unterteil" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-T-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l].
What does "unterteil" mean?
As a verb, "unterteil" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterteilen
How do you pronounce "unterteil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterteil" is [ˌʊntɐˈtaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterteil" come from?
"unterteil" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list