unterstellen
\ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən\
The verdict
“unterstellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subordonner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unterstellen · unterstellen · French
unterstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | unterstellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unterstellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌʊntɐˈʃtɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
unterstellen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is unterstellen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Subordonner.
- 2Imputer, attribuer, soumettre.
- 3Imputer, attribuer une intention généralement mauvaise : faire un procès d’intention.
- 4Supposer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bereich "IT und Organisation" ist dem "Vorstandsbereich 3" des Unternehmens unterstellt.
Ab sofort unterstelle ich ihnen die die Grenadiere der 3. Kompanie.
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.