Which to use
“unterbinden” and “unterbringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,965
- “unterbinden” frequency rank
- #16,025
- “unterbringen” frequency rank
- 30990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbinden | unterbringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern | jemandem eine Bleibe, Unterkunft verschaffen |
Where the eye mixes unterbinden and unterbringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbinden runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVC) against unterbringen's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unterbinden and unterbringen
A purely visual mix-up. unterbinden ([ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩]) and unterbringen ([ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterbinden is recorded at frequency rank #14,965, classified as averb, pronounced [ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩]. unterbringen is at rank #16,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30990, this pair ranks #1,736,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterbinden vs unterbringen
Shared letters: beinrtu. Private to "unterbinden": d. Private to "unterbringen": g.
"unterbinden" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "unterbringen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbinden ← nuterbinden · unetrbinden · unnterbinden · untebrinden · unterbbinden · unterbidnen · unterbindden · unterbindenn
- unterbringen ← nuterbringen · unetrbringen · unnterbringen · untebrringen · unterbbringen · unterbirngen · unterbrignen · unterbrinegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterbinden" and "unterbringen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "unterbinden" or "unterbringen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbinden" and "unterbringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überbringen vs unterbringen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,736,962 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.