Unterbrechung

/[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,958

in German word usage

Misspellings

21

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Unterbrechung is aGermannoun. It means: Zerteilung einer Verbindung; Öffnung einer Leitung, eines Rohres, eines Seils Pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ]. Often confused with Unterbrechungen and unterbrechen.

Key facts for Unterbrechung
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HeadwordUnterbrechung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,958
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Unterbrechung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unterbrechung is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,958 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterbrechung, with forms such as "nuterbrechung", "unetrbrechung", and "unnterbrechung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterbrechungen", "unterbrechen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unterbrechung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zerteilung einer Verbindung; Öffnung einer Leitung, eines Rohres, eines Seils
  2. 2
    Störung einer Kommunikation, eines Gesprächs
  3. 3
    kurzzeitige Aussetzung einer Handlung, um diese später wieder aufzunehmen
  4. 4
    Aussetzen einer vertraglich vereinbarten Frist
  5. 5
    kurzfristige Aussetzung eines Programms, um eine höherpriorisierte und damit zeitkritische Verarbeitung durchzuführen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterbrechung,unetrbrechung,unnterbrechung,untebrrechung,unterbbrechung,unterberchung,unterbrcehung,unterbrecchung,unterbrechhung,unterbrechnug,unterbrechugn,unterbrechungg,unterbrechunng,unterbrecuhng,unterbrehcung,unterbrrechung,unterrbechung,unterrbrechung,untrebrechung,untterbrechung,utnerbrechung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Unterbrechung

Misspelling Variants of "Unterbrechung"

nuterbrechung13unetrbrechung13unnterbrechung14untebrrechung13unterbbrechung14unterberchung13unterbrcehung13unterbrecchung14
Misspelling Variants of "Unterbrechung"

Frequency rank: #10,958 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unterbrechung"?
"Unterbrechung" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ].
What does "Unterbrechung" mean?
As a noun, "Unterbrechung" means: Zerteilung einer Verbindung; Öffnung einer Leitung, eines Rohres, eines Seils
What words are commonly confused with "Unterbrechung"?
"Unterbrechung" is commonly confused with "Unterbrechungen", "unterbrechen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterbrechung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterbrechung" is [ˌʊntɐˈbʁɛçʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterbrechung" come from?
"Unterbrechung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.