Which to use
“unterhielt” and “unterhielten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,415
- “unterhielt” frequency rank
- #22,938
- “unterhielten” frequency rank
- 41353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterhielt | unterhielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set unterhielt and unterhielten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. unterhielt ([ˌʊntɐˈhiːlt]) and unterhielten ([ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “unterhielt” sits inside “unterhielten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterhielt is recorded at frequency rank #18,415, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈhiːlt]. unterhielten is at rank #22,938, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩].
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 41353, this pair ranks #1,481,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterhielt vs unterhielten
Shared letters: ehilnrtu. Private to "unterhielt": -. Private to "unterhielten": -.
"unterhielt" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "unterhielten" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterhielt ← nuterhielt · unetrhielt · unnterhielt · untehrielt · unterheilt · unterhhielt · unterhiellt · unterhieltt
- unterhielten ← nuterhielten · unetrhielten · unnterhielten · untehrielten · unterheilten · unterhhielten · unterhieletn · unterhiellten
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering unterhielt vs unterhielten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “unterhielt” entry
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