untersagen
\ˌʊntɐˈzaːɡn̩\
The verdict
“untersagen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interdire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-untersagen · untersagen · French
untersagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | untersagen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌʊntɐˈzaːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « untersagen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
untersagen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌʊntɐˈzaːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interdire.".
untersagen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is untersagen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Interdire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how untersagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach mehreren Prozessen hat nun das Münchner Oberlandesgericht Reich untersagt, den Journalisten in die Nähe von Joseph Goebbels zu stellen.
Wie die Deutsche Lufthansa AG heute der Presse mitteilte, ist es den Piloten der Fluggesellschaft ab sofort strengstens untersagt, mit Passagiermaschinen Loopings zu fliegen.
Synonyms
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.