Unterhalt
[ˈʊntɐˌhalt]
The verdict
“Unterhalt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,192
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - materielle Absicherung für Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterhalt · Unterhalt · German
Unterhalt · rank #10,192 · 14 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,192
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unerträglich
Nearest frequency peer: unerträglich (-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 “Unterhalt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tool
tool
89,812 corpus weight
- Tuch
Tuch
89,811 corpus weight
- unerträglich
unerträglich
89,810 corpus weight
- Unterhalt
Unterhalt
89,809 corpus weight
- unterschätzt
unterschätzt
89,808 corpus weight
- vergangene
vergangene
89,807 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Unterhalt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterhalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐˌhalt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unterhalt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Unterhalt (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌhalt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,192 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterhalt, with forms such as "nuterhalt", "unetrhalt", and "unnterhalt". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "untersagt", "Unterwelt", "Unterhaus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unterhalt, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1materielle Absicherung für Personen
- 2Instandhaltung eines Objekts
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterhalt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Schwester bekommt Unterhalt für ihr Kind.
„Es sei wünschenswert, dass in den Familien mehr als seit Kriegsbeginn weibliche Hilfskräfte zum Nähen, Waschen, Kochen, Bedienen und so weiter angestellt würden, damit die beschäftigungslosen Frauen und Mädchen Ihren Unterhalt selbst verdienen könnten.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nuterhalt
- unetrhalt
- unnterhalt
- untehralt
- unterahlt
- unterhallt
- unterhaltt
- unterhatl
- unterhhalt
- unterhlat
- unterrhalt
- untrehalt
- untterhalt
- utnerhalt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterhalt - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unterhalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Unterhalt". Here's where to go from here.
- "Unterhalt" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "untersagt". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,192 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.