Which to use
“unterbricht” is a verb and “Unterricht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,534
- “unterbricht” frequency rank
- #2,270
- “Unterricht” frequency rank
- 29804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbricht | Unterricht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen | regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler |
Where the eye mixes unterbricht and Unterricht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbricht runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCCC) against Unterricht's 10 (VCCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unterbricht vs Unterricht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterbricht is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt] while Unterricht is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterbricht is recorded at frequency rank #27,534, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt]. Unterricht is at rank #2,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt].
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 29804, this pair ranks #1,759,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unterbricht vs Unterricht
Shared letters: cehinrtu. Private to "unterbricht": b. Private to "Unterricht": -.
"unterbricht" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "Unterricht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbricht ← nuterbricht · unetrbricht · unnterbricht · untebrricht · unterbbricht · unterbircht · unterbrciht · unterbriccht
- Unterricht ← nuterricht · unetrricht · unnterricht · untericht · unterircht · unterrciht · unterriccht · unterrichht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterbricht" for "Unterricht" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "unterbricht" and "Unterricht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterricht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbricht" and "Unterricht" 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 #1,759,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.