unterziehen

/[ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,501

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

unterziehen is aGermanverb. It means: eine (notwendige aber unangenehme oder gefährliche) Maßnahme an oder mit sich durchführen lassen Pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən]. Often confused with untergehen and überziehen.

Key facts for unterziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,501
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unterziehen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,501 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for unterziehen, with forms such as "nuterziehen", "unetrziehen", and "unnterziehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "untergehen", "überziehen", "unterliegen", and more, 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 unterziehen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine (notwendige aber unangenehme oder gefährliche) Maßnahme an oder mit sich durchführen lassen
  2. 2
    eine notwendige (aber unangenehme oder gefährliche) Handlung an etwas oder jemandem durchführen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterziehen,unetrziehen,unnterziehen,unterizehen,unterrziehen,unterzeihen,unterzieehn,unterziehenn,unterziehhen,unterziehne,unterziheen,unterzziehen,untezriehen,untreziehen,untterziehen,utnerziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unterziehen

Misspelling Variants of "unterziehen"

nuterziehen11unetrziehen11unnterziehen12unterizehen11unterrziehen12unterzeihen11unterzieehn11unterziehenn12
Misspelling Variants of "unterziehen"

Frequency rank: #15,501 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unterziehen"?
"unterziehen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən].
What does "unterziehen" mean?
As a verb, "unterziehen" means: eine (notwendige aber unangenehme oder gefährliche) Maßnahme an oder mit sich durchführen lassen
What words are commonly confused with "unterziehen"?
"unterziehen" is commonly confused with "untergehen", "überziehen", "unterliegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterziehen" is [ˌʊntɐˈt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterziehen" come from?
"unterziehen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.