unterbinden
[ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩]
The verdict
“unterbinden” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,965
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterbinden · unterbinden · German
unterbinden · rank #14,965 · 17 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,965
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Val
Nearest frequency peer: Val (+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 “unterbinden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ungestört
ungestört
85,039 corpus weight
- Uniformen
Uniformen
85,038 corpus weight
- unterbinden
unterbinden
85,036 corpus weight
- Val
Val
85,035 corpus weight
- value
value
85,034 corpus weight
- Vegetation
Vegetation
85,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterbinden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterbinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #14,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterbinden” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around unterbinden (IPA [ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,965 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterbinden, with forms such as "nuterbinden", "unetrbinden", and "unnterbinden". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unterbunden", "unterbringen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unterbinden, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Handlung stoppen, verhindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterbinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unterbinden Sie das!
„Es geht darum, despotische Herrscher in ihre Schranken zu weisen, Gewaltexzesse gegen Zivilbevölkerungen zu unterbinden, leidenden und hungernden Menschen zu helfen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuterbinden
- unetrbinden
- unnterbinden
- untebrinden
- unterbbinden
- unterbidnen
- unterbindden
- unterbindenn
- unterbindne
- unterbinedn
- unterbinnden
- unterbniden
- unteribnden
- unterrbinden
- untrebinden
- untterbinden
- utnerbinden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterbinden - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unterbinden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "unterbinden". Here's where to go from here.
- "unterbinden" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "unterbunden". View pair
- 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #14,965 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.