Which to use
“Unterhalt” and “Unterholz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,192
- “Unterhalt” frequency rank
- #40,270
- “Unterholz” frequency rank
- 50462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unterhalt | Unterholz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | materielle Absicherung für Personen | das unter den Kronen großer Bäume niedrig wachsende Gehölz |
Where the eye mixes Unterhalt and Unterholz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Unterhalt and Unterholz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Unterhalt with Unterholz
A purely visual mix-up. Unterhalt ([ˈʊntɐˌhalt]) and Unterholz ([ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s]) 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 50462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unterhalt is recorded at frequency rank #10,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌhalt]. Unterholz is at rank #40,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌhɔlt͡s].
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 50462, this pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Unterhalt vs Unterholz
Shared letters: ehlnrtu. Private to "Unterhalt": a. Private to "Unterholz": oz.
"Unterhalt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "Unterholz" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Unterhalt" and "Unterholz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Unterhalt" vs "Unterholz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Unterhalt" and "Unterholz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterhalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterholz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unterhalt" and "Unterholz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unterholz vs Unterhose". 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 #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.