Which to use
“unterbricht” and “unterrichte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,534
- “unterbricht” frequency rank
- #34,957
- “unterrichte” frequency rank
- 62491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbricht | unterrichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterrichten |
Where the eye mixes unterbricht and unterrichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbricht (VCCVCCCVCCC) and unterrichte (VCCVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: unterbricht vs unterrichte
A purely visual mix-up. unterbricht ([ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt]) and unterrichte ([ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62491, 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]. unterrichte is at rank #34,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtə].
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 62491, this pair ranks #710,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterbricht vs unterrichte
Shared letters: cehinrtu. Private to "unterbricht": b. Private to "unterrichte": -.
"unterbricht" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "unterrichte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbricht ← nuterbricht · unetrbricht · unnterbricht · untebrricht · unterbbricht · unterbircht · unterbrciht · unterbriccht
- unterrichte ← nuterrichte · unetrrichte · unnterrichte · unterichte · unterirchte · unterrcihte · unterricchte · unterrichet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterbricht" and "unterrichte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unterbricht" vs "unterrichte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterbricht" and "unterrichte" 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 "unterrichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #710,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbricht" and "unterrichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterrichte vs unterrichtete". 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 #710,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.