Which to use
“unterbricht” is a verb and “Unterrichts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,534
- “unterbricht” frequency rank
- #17,166
- “Unterrichts” frequency rank
- 44700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbricht | Unterrichts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Unterricht |
Where the eye mixes unterbricht and Unterrichts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbricht (VCCVCCCVCCC) and Unterrichts (VCCVCCVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between unterbricht and Unterrichts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterbricht is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɪçt] while Unterrichts is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44700, 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]. Unterrichts is at rank #17,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt͡s].
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 44700, this pair ranks #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterbricht vs Unterrichts
Shared letters: cehinrtu. Private to "unterbricht": b. Private to "Unterrichts": s.
"unterbricht" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCC · "Unterrichts" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbricht ← nuterbricht · unetrbricht · unnterbricht · untebrricht · unterbbricht · unterbircht · unterbrciht · unterbriccht
- Unterrichts ← nuterrichts · unetrrichts · unnterrichts · unterichts · unterirchts · unterrcihts · unterricchts · unterrichhts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unterbricht" and "Unterrichts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unterbricht" or "Unterrichts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterbricht" and "Unterrichts" 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 "Unterrichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbricht" and "Unterrichts" 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 #1,377,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.