unterbreche

[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə]

/[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterbreche” is uncommon German (frequency #92,363 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,363
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterbreche · unterbreche · German

unterbreche · rank #92,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,363
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unschlagbaren

Nearest frequency peer: unschlagbaren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unterbreche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterbreche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterbreche
PropertyValue
Headwordunterbreche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterbreche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.unterbrechefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unschlagbaren“ (#92,362), „untergebrachte“ (#92,364), „unsaubere“ (#92,361). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterbreche“ bei #92,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterbreche is uncommon German at frequency #92,363 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for unterbreche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 unterbreche, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unterbreche"?
"unterbreche" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə].
What does "unterbreche" mean?
As a verb, "unterbreche" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterbrechen
How do you pronounce "unterbreche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterbreche" is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterbreche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungewollter#92,358unbekleidet#92,345verdorbenes#92,383verflüssigt#92,388

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list