unterbrachen
[ˌʊntɐˈbʁaːxən]
The verdict
“unterbrachen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,726 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,726
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs unterbrechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterbrachen · unterbrachen · German
unterbrachen · rank #89,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,726
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH unschönes
Nearest frequency peer: unschönes (-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 “unterbrachen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Unionsbürger
Unionsbürger
10,278 corpus weight
- Universität…
Universitätskliniken
10,277 corpus weight
- unschönes
unschönes
10,276 corpus weight
- unterbrachen
unterbrachen
10,275 corpus weight
- unterentwic…
unterentwickelten
10,274 corpus weight
- untergejube…
untergejubelt
10,273 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “unterbrachen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterbrachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈbʁaːxən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #89,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterbrachen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unterbrachen is uncommon German at frequency #89,726 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈbʁaːxən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unterbrachen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is unterbrachen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs unterbrechen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs unterbrechen
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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