Which to use
“Unterricht” is a noun and “unterrichtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,270
- “Unterricht” frequency rank
- #5,890
- “unterrichtet” frequency rank
- 8160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unterricht | unterrichtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs unterrichten |
Where the eye mixes Unterricht and unterrichtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Unterricht runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCC) against unterrichtet's 12 (VCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Unterricht and unterrichtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Unterricht is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt] while unterrichtet is [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Unterricht” sits inside “unterrichtet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8160, 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]. unterrichtet is at rank #5,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtət].
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 8160, this pair ranks #1,985,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Unterricht vs unterrichtet
Shared letters: cehinrtu. Private to "Unterricht": -. Private to "unterrichtet": -.
"Unterricht" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCC · "unterrichtet" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unterricht ← nuterricht · unetrricht · unnterricht · untericht · unterircht · unterrciht · unterriccht · unterrichht
- unterrichtet ← nuterrichtet · unetrrichtet · unnterrichtet · unterichtet · unterirchtet · unterrcihtet · unterricchtet · unterrichett
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Unterricht" and "unterrichtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Unterricht" vs "unterrichtet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Unterricht" and "unterrichtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Unterricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unterrichtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unterricht" and "unterrichtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterrichte vs unterrichtet". 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 #1,985,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.