unterzuordnen

[ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən]

/[ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterzuordnen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,621 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,621
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs unterordnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterzuordnen · unterzuordnen · German

unterzuordnen · rank #56,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,621
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterlass

Nearest frequency peer: Unterlass (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unterzuordnen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterzuordnen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterzuordnen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterzuordnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterzuordnen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unterzuordnenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unterlass“ (#56,620), „unwissende“ (#56,622), „unterbindet“ (#56,618). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterzuordnen“ bei #56,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterzuordnen is uncommon German at frequency #56,621 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs unterordnen".

unterzuordnen has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unterzuordnen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-U-O-R-D-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs unterordnen

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 "unterzuordnen"?
"unterzuordnen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-Z-U-O-R-D-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən].
What does "unterzuordnen" mean?
As a verb, "unterzuordnen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs unterordnen
How do you pronounce "unterzuordnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterzuordnen" is [ˈʊntɐt͡suˌʔɔʁdnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterzuordnen" come from?
"unterzuordnen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list