unterbrechen

[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩]

/[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterbrechen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,717
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (eine bestehende Verbindung) vorübergehend trennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterbrechen · unterbrechen · German

unterbrechen · rank #13,717 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,717
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unschuldige

Nearest frequency peer: Unschuldige (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „unterbrechen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „unterbrechen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unterbrechen vs unterbrochen
92% similar
unterbrechen vs unterbreiten
83% similar
unterbrechen vs Unterbrechung
77% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unterbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#13,717
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterbrechen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unterbrechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unschuldige“ (#13,716), „unterteilt“ (#13,718), „umgezogen“ (#13,715). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterbrechen“ bei #13,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unterbrechen (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,717 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterbrechen, with forms such as "nuterbrechen", "unetrbrechen", and "unnterbrechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "unterbrochen", "unterbreiten", "Unterbrechung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unterbrechen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (eine bestehende Verbindung) vorübergehend trennen
  2. 2
    eine Kommunikation zwischen zwei Teilnehmern stören, kurzzeitig aufhalten
  3. 3
    eine Handlung aussetzen; aufhören etwas zu tun, um später wieder damit zu beginnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich unterbreche die elektrische Verbindung zum Batterieraum, damit ihr am Wandler arbeiten könnt.
  2. Ich habe den Fehler gefunden: Die Leitung war unterbrochen.

Synonyms

trennenaussetzensuspendieren

Antonyms

fortsetzenwiederaufnehmen

This word in other languages

disrupt(English)interrumpir(Español)couper(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterbrechen
  • unetrbrechen
  • unnterbrechen
  • untebrrechen
  • unterbbrechen
  • unterberchen
  • unterbrcehen
  • unterbrecchen
  • unterbrecehn
  • unterbrechenn
  • unterbrechhen
  • unterbrechne
  • unterbrehcen
  • unterbrrechen
  • unterrbechen
  • unterrbrechen
  • untrebrechen
  • untterbrechen
  • utnerbrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterbrechen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nuterbrechen2unetrbrechen2unnterbrechen1untebrrechen2unterbbrechen1unterberchen2unterbrcehen2unterbrecchen1
Edit distance from "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 "unterbrechen"?
"unterbrechen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩].
What does "unterbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "unterbrechen" means: (eine bestehende Verbindung) vorübergehend trennen
What words are commonly confused with "unterbrechen"?
"unterbrechen" is commonly confused with "unterbrochen", "unterbreiten", "Unterbrechung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterbrechen" is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterbrechen" come from?
"unterbrechen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

theologische#13,709verständigen#13,726Schwankungen#13,689Katastrophen#13,637

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Kompositionen19 variantsHandelskammer19 variantsFestschrift19 variantsgegenseitigen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list