Unterwerfung

/[ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,458

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Unterwerfung is aGermannoun. It means: die Handlung, sich jemandem zu ergeben; Akzeptanz einer (Zwangs-)Herrschaft oder Macht Pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ]. Often confused with unterwerfen and Unterweisung.

Key facts for Unterwerfung
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HeadwordUnterwerfung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,458
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Unterwerfung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unterwerfung is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,458 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterwerfung, with forms such as "nuterwerfung", "unetrwerfung", and "unnterwerfung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unterwerfen", "Unterweisung", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unterwerfung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-R-F-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handlung, sich jemandem zu ergeben; Akzeptanz einer (Zwangs-)Herrschaft oder Macht
  2. 2
    gewaltsame Aneignung eines Herrschaftsgebiets

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterwerfung,unetrwerfung,unnterwerfung,unterewrfung,unterrwerfung,unterwefrung,unterwerffung,unterwerfnug,unterwerfugn,unterwerfungg,unterwerfunng,unterwerrfung,unterwerufng,unterwrefung,unterwwerfung,untewrerfung,untrewerfung,untterwerfung,utnerwerfung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Unterwerfung

Misspelling Variants of "Unterwerfung"

nuterwerfung12unetrwerfung12unnterwerfung13unterewrfung12unterrwerfung13unterwefrung12unterwerffung13unterwerfnug12
Misspelling Variants of "Unterwerfung"

Frequency rank: #21,458 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unterwerfung"?
"Unterwerfung" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-R-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ].
What does "Unterwerfung" mean?
As a noun, "Unterwerfung" means: die Handlung, sich jemandem zu ergeben; Akzeptanz einer (Zwangs-)Herrschaft oder Macht
What words are commonly confused with "Unterwerfung"?
"Unterwerfung" is commonly confused with "unterwerfen", "Unterweisung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterwerfung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterwerfung" is [ˌʊntɐˈvɛʁfʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterwerfung" come from?
"Unterwerfung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.