unterbinden
German, verb
unterbinden is spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-I-N-D-E-N (11 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterbinden is a German verb meaning “to put a stop to, to prevent, to prohibit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Unterbinden is a different word: “gerund of unterbinden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern”.
What does unterbinden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to put a stop to, to prevent, to prohibit
verb
- 1
datedto tie up underneath (e.g., a headscarf underneath the chin)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of unterbinden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of unterbinden
- unterbindet present singular third-person
- unterband past
- unterbunden participle past
- unterbände past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- unterbindend participle present
- unterbinde first-person indicative present
- unterbindest indicative present second-person
- unterbanden first-person indicative plural
- unterbänden first-person formal plural
- unterbandest indicative preterite second-person
- unterbandst indicative preterite second-person
- unterbandet indicative plural preterite
- unterbändest formal rare second-person
- unterbändet formal plural rare
- unterbind imperative second-person singular
- unterbinde! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to unterbinden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is unterbinden in German?
unterbinden appears 3.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).