und

[ʊnt]

/[ʊnt]/ conj

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The verdict

“und” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3) as a conjunction. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - verbindet allgemein Satzteile und Sätze; kann Satzzeichen (Komma, Semikolon, Punkt, Doppelpunkt, Ausrufezeichen und Fragezeichen) ersetzen, ermöglicht Aufzählung, Beiordnung, Ergänzung, Summierung ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-und · und · German

und · rank #3 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #3
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH der

Nearest frequency peer: der (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “und”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “und” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

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.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for und is neighbouring look-alikes ("us", "up", …), not just typos; it is aconjunction pronounced [ʊnt]. Frequency #3 among 2,159 “U” headwords. 8 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how und appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Sonne scheint und es ist warm.
  2. Acht und eins sind neun.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "und", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

der#2das#5die#1ich#6
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