unterbringen

[ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]

/[ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterbringen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,025
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem eine Bleibe, Unterkunft verschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterbringen · unterbringen · German

unterbringen · rank #16,025 · 19 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,025
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unglaublichen

Nearest frequency peer: unglaublichen (-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 „unterbringen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „unterbringen“ 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).

unterbringen vs unterkriegen
83% similar
unterbringen vs Unterbringung
77% similar
unterbringen vs unterzubringen
86% similar

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

Key facts for unterbringen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterbringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,025
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „unterbringen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unterbringenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unglaublichen“ (#16,024), „unternahm“ (#16,026), „unerwartete“ (#16,023). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterbringen“ bei #16,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around unterbringen (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,025 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 unterbringen, with forms such as "nuterbringen", "unetrbringen", and "unnterbringen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "unterkriegen", "Unterbringung", "unterzubringen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is unterbringen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem eine Bleibe, Unterkunft verschaffen
  2. 2
    jemandem eine Arbeits- oder Ausbildungsstelle verschaffen
  3. 3
    Platz oder Zeit für etwas einräumen, finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Oder es waren halbzerfallene Katen, in denen ich höchstens meine Esel und Ziegen unterbringen könnte.“
  2. Er hatte Mühe, seinen Sohn entsprechend seinen Fähigkeiten in einer Lehrstelle unterzubringen.

Antonyms

kündigenrauswerfenentlassenfreisetzen

This word in other languages

accommodate(English)albergar(Español)accueillir(Français)hospedar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterbringen
  • unetrbringen
  • unnterbringen
  • untebrringen
  • unterbbringen
  • unterbirngen
  • unterbrignen
  • unterbrinegn
  • unterbringenn
  • unterbringgen
  • unterbringne
  • unterbrinngen
  • unterbrnigen
  • unterbrringen
  • unterrbingen
  • unterrbringen
  • untrebringen
  • untterbringen
  • utnerbringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterbringen - 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.

nuterbringen2unetrbringen2unnterbringen1untebrringen2unterbbringen1unterbirngen2unterbrignen2unterbrinegn2
Edit distance from "unterbringen"

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 "unterbringen"?
"unterbringen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən].
What does "unterbringen" mean?
As a verb, "unterbringen" means: jemandem eine Bleibe, Unterkunft verschaffen
What words are commonly confused with "unterbringen"?
"unterbringen" is commonly confused with "unterkriegen", "Unterbringung", "unterzubringen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterbringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterbringen" is [ˈʊntɐˌbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterbringen" come from?
"unterbringen" 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 "unterbringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verordnungen#16,034wahrzunehmen#16,044westfälische#16,048Wohlbefinden#16,054

Similar misspelling depth

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

Schnelligkeit19 variantszusammenfassen19 variantsArbeitsrecht19 variantsAuszubildende19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list