Which to use
“unterbrach” and “unterbricht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,103
- “unterbrach” frequency rank
- #27,534
- “unterbricht” frequency rank
- 54637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbrach | unterbricht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen |
Where the eye mixes unterbrach and unterbricht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unterbrach runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVCC) against unterbricht's 11 (VCCVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unterbrach vs unterbricht
A purely visual mix-up. unterbrach ([ˌʊntɐˈbʁaːx]) and unterbricht ([ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt]) 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 54637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterbrach is recorded at frequency rank #27,103, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈbʁaːx]. unterbricht is at rank #27,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt].
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 54637, this pair ranks #1,011,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterbrach vs unterbricht
Shared letters: bcehnrtu. Private to "unterbrach": a. Private to "unterbricht": i.
"unterbrach" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC · "unterbricht" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbrach ← nuterbrach · unetrbrach · unnterbrach · untebrrach · unterbarch · unterbbrach · unterbracch · unterbrachh
- unterbricht ← nuterbricht · unetrbricht · unnterbricht · untebrricht · unterbbricht · unterbircht · unterbrciht · unterbriccht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterbrach" for "unterbricht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "unterbrach" or "unterbricht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterbrach" and "unterbricht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbrach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbricht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,011,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbrach" and "unterbricht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterbricht vs unterrichte". 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 #1,011,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.