Which to use
“Unterricht” is a noun and “unterrichte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,270
- “Unterricht” frequency rank
- #34,957
- “unterrichte” frequency rank
- 37227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unterricht | unterrichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterrichten |
Where the eye mixes Unterricht and unterrichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Unterricht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against unterrichte's 11 (VCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Unterricht and unterrichte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Unterricht is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt] while unterrichte is [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Unterricht” sits inside “unterrichte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unterricht is recorded at frequency rank #2,270, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]. 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 37227, this pair ranks #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Unterricht vs unterrichte
Shared letters: cehinrtu. Private to "Unterricht": -. Private to "unterrichte": -.
"Unterricht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "unterrichte" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unterricht ← nuterricht · unetrricht · unnterricht · untericht · unterircht · unterrciht · unterriccht · unterrichht
- unterrichte ← nuterrichte · unetrrichte · unnterrichte · unterichte · unterirchte · unterrcihte · unterricchte · unterrichet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Unterricht" for "unterrichte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Unterricht" or "unterrichte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterricht" 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 #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unterricht" and "unterrichte" 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 #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.