und

[ʊnt]

/[ʊnt]/ conj

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The verdict

“und” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #3 in German word frequency and used as a conjunction.

#3
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verbindet allgemein Satzteile und Sätze; kann Satzzeichen (Komma, Semikolon, Punkt, Doppelpunkt, Ausrufezeichen und Fragezeichen) ersetzen, ermöglicht Aufzählung, Beiordnung, Ergänzung, Summierung ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

und vs us
33% similar
und vs up
33% similar
und vs UV
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for und
PropertyValue
Headwordund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ʊnt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “und” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). und lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for und is 3 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for und, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "us", "up", "UV", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is und, spelled U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbindet allgemein Satzteile und Sätze; kann Satzzeichen (Komma, Semikolon, Punkt, Doppelpunkt, Ausrufezeichen und Fragezeichen) ersetzen, ermöglicht Aufzählung, Beiordnung, Ergänzung, Summierung und Hinzufügung
  2. 2
    aufzählend, beiordnend
  3. 3
    knüpft an
  4. 4
    verstärkend
  5. 5
    auf Nachfolgendes, Kommendes hinweisend
  6. 6
    füllend, einleitend
  7. 7
    herausstellend, entgegenstellend
  8. 8
    fragend

Synonyms

plussowiedarüberhinausfernerfernerhinansonstennochzusammenmitdazuweiteraußerdemdanebenhiernebenzudemauchaberzugleichzusätzlichsonstüberdiesobendraufansonstdochgleichzeitigindessenjedochobendreinwiewohingegenzuzüglichmitmitsamtnebstsamtvollständigdurchallmählichnochnichtswas

Antonyms

weder … nochoderohne

This word in other languages

and(English)y(Español)et(Français)e(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "und"?
"und" is spelled U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊnt].
What does "und" mean?
As a conjunction, "und" means: verbindet allgemein Satzteile und Sätze; kann Satzzeichen (Komma, Semikolon, Punkt, Doppelpunkt, Ausrufezeichen und Fragezeichen) ersetzen, ermöglicht Aufzählung, Beiordnung, Ergänzung, Summierung ...
What words are commonly confused with "und"?
"und" is commonly confused with "us", "up", "UV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "und"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "und" is [ʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "und" come from?
"und" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “und”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “us” - see the side-by-side comparison. und vs us
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list