Which to use
“unterbringen” and “unterkriegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,025
- “unterbringen” frequency rank
- #28,437
- “unterkriegen” frequency rank
- 44462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterbringen | unterkriegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem eine Bleibe, Unterkunft verschaffen | die Kampfmoral und den Widerstandswillen brechen, so dass jemand aufgibt und sich nicht mehr wehrt |
Where the eye mixes unterbringen and unterkriegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. unterbringen (VCCVCCCVCCVC) and unterkriegen (VCCVCCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses unterbringen with unterkriegen
A purely visual mix-up. unterbringen ([ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]) and unterkriegen ([ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterbringen is recorded at frequency rank #16,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]. unterkriegen is at rank #28,437, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌkʁiːɡn̩].
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 44462, this pair ranks #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterbringen vs unterkriegen
Shared letters: eginrtu. Private to "unterbringen": b. Private to "unterkriegen": k.
"unterbringen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC · "unterkriegen" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterbringen ← nuterbringen · unetrbringen · unnterbringen · untebrringen · unterbbringen · unterbirngen · unterbrignen · unterbrinegn
- unterkriegen ← nuterkriegen · unetrkriegen · unnterkriegen · untekrriegen · unterkiregen · unterkkriegen · unterkreigen · unterkrieegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unterbringen" for "unterkriegen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterbringen" and "unterkriegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterkriegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterbringen" and "unterkriegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterkriegen vs untertrieben". 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 #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.