unterwühlen
[ˌʊntɐˈvyːlən]
The verdict
“unterwühlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Hohlraum unter etwas graben (wühlen), etwas unterhöhlen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterwuhlen · unterwühlen · German
unterwühlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | unterwühlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈvyːlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unterwühlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unterwühlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈvyːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unterwühlen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unterwühlen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-Ü-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Hohlraum unter etwas graben (wühlen), etwas unterhöhlen
- 2etwas Ideelles, zum Beispiel die Autorität, untergraben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterwühlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Mäuse haben den Rasen unterwühlt.
Das sind subversiven Tendenzen, das bedeutet, Sie unterwühlen hier die Autorität des Rats.
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.