Unterzahl

[ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl]

/[ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Unterzahl” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,108
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die kleiner Menge im Vergleich zu einer anderen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterzahl · Unterzahl · German

Unterzahl · rank #27,108 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,108
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unternehmensf…

Nearest frequency peer: Unternehmensführung (-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 „Unterzahl“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Unterzahl“ 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).

Unterzahl vs Überzahl
67% similar
Unterzahl vs unternahm
67% similar

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

Key facts for Unterzahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterzahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,108
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterzahl“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unterzahlliegt 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: „Unternehmensführung“ (#27,107), „Uri“ (#27,109), „Utah“ (#27,110). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterzahl“ bei #27,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Unterzahl (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,108 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die kleiner Menge im Vergleich zu einer anderen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterzahl, with forms such as "nuterzahl", "unetrzahl", and "unnterzahl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Überzahl", "unternahm", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unterzahl, spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die kleiner Menge im Vergleich zu einer anderen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir haben verloren, weil wir in der zweiten Halbzeit in der Unterzahl waren.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterzahl
  • unetrzahl
  • unnterzahl
  • unterazhl
  • unterrzahl
  • unterzahhl
  • unterzahll
  • unterzalh
  • unterzhal
  • unterzzahl
  • untezrahl
  • untrezahl
  • untterzahl
  • utnerzahl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterzahl - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nuterzahl2unetrzahl2unnterzahl1unterazhl2unterrzahl1unterzahhl1unterzahll1unterzalh2
Edit distance from "Unterzahl"

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 "Unterzahl"?
"Unterzahl" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl].
What does "Unterzahl" mean?
As a noun, "Unterzahl" means: die kleiner Menge im Vergleich zu einer anderen
What words are commonly confused with "Unterzahl"?
"Unterzahl" is commonly confused with "Überzahl", "unternahm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterzahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterzahl" is [ˈʊntɐˌt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterzahl" come from?
"Unterzahl" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unterzahl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list