untermensch
\un.tœʁ.mɛnʃ\
The verdict
“untermensch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le nazisme, « race » considérée comme inférieure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-untermensch · untermensch · French
untermensch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | untermensch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \un.tœʁ.mɛnʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
untermensch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \un.tœʁ.mɛnʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le nazisme, « race » considérée comme inférieure.".
untermensch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is untermensch, spelled U-N-T-E-R-M-E-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Dans le nazisme, « race » considérée comme inférieure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how untermensch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme si le consommateur était quelqu’un d’une autre race – un « untermensch ».
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.