unterwiesen
[ˌʊntɐˈviːzn̩]
The verdict
“unterwiesen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,760 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,760
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterweisen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterwiesen · unterwiesen · German
unterwiesen · rank #93,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,760
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unterstellst
Nearest frequency peer: unterstellst (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “unterwiesen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Unterrichts…
Unterrichtsfächer
6,245 corpus weight
- unterstellst
unterstellst
6,242 corpus weight
- unterwiesen
unterwiesen
6,241 corpus weight
- unverfroren
unverfroren
6,239 corpus weight
- unverwundbar
unverwundbar
6,238 corpus weight
- Unvollkomme…
Unvollkommenheit
6,236 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterwiesen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterwiesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈviːzn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #93,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterwiesen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unterwiesen is uncommon German at frequency #93,760 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈviːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unterwiesen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unterwiesen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-I-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterweisen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterweisen
- 31. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterweisen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterweisen
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unterwiesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.