unterhaltend

[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]

/[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterhaltend” is uncommon German (frequency #64,816 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,816
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs unterhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterhaltend · unterhaltend · German

unterhaltend · rank #64,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,816
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unteilbar

Nearest frequency peer: unteilbar (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „unterhaltend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „unterhaltend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterhaltend
PropertyValue
Headwordunterhaltend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈhaltn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterhaltend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unterhaltendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unteilbar“ (#64,815), „unsozial“ (#64,814), „Unterscheidungen“ (#64,818). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterhaltend“ bei #64,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterhaltend is uncommon German at frequency #64,816 among 2,159 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vernichteten#64,839verschneiten#64,841vervierfacht#64,845Werksgelände#64,876

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list