unterhaltend

[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]

/[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterhaltend” is uncommon German (frequency #64,816 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,816
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs unterhalten

Key facts for unterhaltend
PropertyValue
Headwordunterhaltend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unterhaltend” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). unterhaltend lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterhaltend is uncommon German at frequency #64,816 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs unterhalten".

unterhaltend has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is unterhaltend, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs unterhalten

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 "unterhaltend"?
"unterhaltend" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t].
What does "unterhaltend" mean?
As a verb, "unterhaltend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs unterhalten
How do you pronounce "unterhaltend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterhaltend" is [ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterhaltend" come from?
"unterhaltend" 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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Using “unterhaltend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list