Which to use
“unterbinden” and “unterbunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,965
- “unterbinden” frequency rank
- #23,343
- “unterbunden” frequency rank
- 38308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbinden | unterbunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs unterbinden |
Where the eye mixes unterbinden and unterbunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbinden and unterbunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: unterbinden vs unterbunden
A purely visual mix-up. unterbinden ([ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩]) and unterbunden ([ʊntɐˈbʊndn̩]) 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 a single letter - i in “unterbinden” becomes u in “unterbunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38308, 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]. unterbunden is at rank #23,343, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʊntɐˈbʊndn̩].
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 38308, this pair ranks #1,567,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterbinden vs unterbunden
Shared letters: bdenrtu. Private to "unterbinden": i. Private to "unterbunden": -.
"unterbinden" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "unterbunden" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbinden ← nuterbinden · unetrbinden · unnterbinden · untebrinden · unterbbinden · unterbidnen · unterbindden · unterbindenn
- unterbunden ← nuterbunden · unetrbunden · unnterbunden · untebrunden · unterbbunden · unterbnuden · unterbudnen · unterbundden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterbinden" and "unterbunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unterbinden" vs "unterbunden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,567,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbinden" and "unterbunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterbinden 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 #1,567,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.