unterwerfen

[ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩]

/[ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterwerfen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,736
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fremde Gebiete, Völker mit Gewalt sich eigen machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterwerfen · unterwerfen · German

unterwerfen · rank #18,736 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,736
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterirdisch

Nearest frequency peer: unterirdisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unterwerfen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unterwerfen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unterwerfen vs unterworfen
91% similar
unterwerfen vs Unterwerfung
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unterwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,736
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterwerfen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterwerfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterirdisch“ (#18,735), „unweigerlich“ (#18,737), „unkompliziert“ (#18,734). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterwerfen“ bei #18,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around unterwerfen (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,736 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterwerfen, with forms such as "nuterwerfen", "unetrwerfen", and "unnterwerfen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unterworfen", "Unterwerfung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unterwerfen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    fremde Gebiete, Völker mit Gewalt sich eigen machen
  2. 2
    sich einer fremden Gewalt unterordnen
  3. 3
    eine Bedingung oder Prüfung akzeptieren; eine Bedingung oder Prüfung auferlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unterwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Albrecht baute die landesfürstliche Macht in Österreich konsequent aus; 1380 unterwarf er die Grafen von Schaunberg, die sich zwischen Wittelsbachern und Habsburgern mit Unterstützung der ersteren ein eigenes Territorium schaffen wollten.“
  2. „Zugleich fand und unterwarf Agricola Inseln, die bis dahin unbekannt waren und Orkaden genannt werden.“

This word in other languages

subdue(English)someter(Español)assujettir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterwerfen
  • unetrwerfen
  • unnterwerfen
  • unterewrfen
  • unterrwerfen
  • unterwefren
  • unterwerefn
  • unterwerfenn
  • unterwerffen
  • unterwerfne
  • unterwerrfen
  • unterwrefen
  • unterwwerfen
  • untewrerfen
  • untrewerfen
  • untterwerfen
  • utnerwerfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterwerfen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuterwerfen2unetrwerfen2unnterwerfen1unterewrfen2unterrwerfen1unterwefren2unterwerefn2unterwerfenn1
Edit distance from "unterwerfen"

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 "unterwerfen"?
"unterwerfen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩].
What does "unterwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "unterwerfen" means: fremde Gebiete, Völker mit Gewalt sich eigen machen
What words are commonly confused with "unterwerfen"?
"unterwerfen" is commonly confused with "unterworfen", "Unterwerfung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterwerfen" is [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterwerfen" come from?
"unterwerfen" 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 "unterwerfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Transaktion#18,726Startschuss#18,711Übergriffen#18,779schlechtere#18,689

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Wettbewerben17 variantsAbstimmungen17 variantsprotestiert17 variantsParagraphen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list