Unterweltler
[ˈʊntɐˌvɛltlɐ]
The verdict
“Unterweltler” 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) - Person, die zur Unterwelt gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterweltler · Unterweltler · German
Unterweltler · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterweltler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌvɛltlɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterweltler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterweltler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐˌvɛltlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die zur Unterwelt gehört".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Unterweltler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Unterweltler, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-L-T-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die zur Unterwelt gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Unterweltler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte sich, obwohl er ein Unterweltler war, nie an die Gojim und ihr Benehmen gewöhnen können.“
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.