Unterzeichnung
[ʊntɐˈt͡saɪ̯çnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Unterzeichnung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,443 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,443
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Versehen eines Dokument mit der Unterschrift des eigenen Namens (zum Beispiel bei einem Vertrag)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterzeichnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊntɐˈt͡saɪ̯çnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #17,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unterzeichnung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Unterzeichnung is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊntɐˈt͡saɪ̯çnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,443 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterzeichnung, with forms such as "nuterzeichnung", "unetrzeichnung", and "unnterzeichnung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unterzeichnen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Unterzeichnung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-E-I-C-H-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Versehen eines Dokument mit der Unterschrift des eigenen Namens (zum Beispiel bei einem Vertrag)
- 2„Vorzeichnung, die sich auf der Grundierung oder der Imprimitur eines Gemäldes befindet und von einer oder mehreren Farbschichten bedeckt ist“
- 3Nachfrage nach bei einer Emission angebotenen Wertpapieren, die geringer ist als das Angebot
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuterzeichnung,unetrzeichnung,unnterzeichnung,unterezichnung,unterrzeichnung,unterzecihnung,unterzeicchnung,unterzeichhnung,unterzeichnnug,unterzeichnnung,unterzeichnugn,unterzeichnungg,unterzeichnunng,unterzeichunng,unterzeicnhung,unterzeihcnung,unterziechnung,unterzzeichnung,untezreichnung,untrezeichnung,untterzeichnung,utnerzeichnung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterzeichnung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Using “Unterzeichnung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-Z-E-I-C-H-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʊntɐˈt͡saɪ̯çnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unterzeichnen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Unterzeichnung vs unterzeichnen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.