Unterhaltszahlung
[ˈʊntɐhalt͡sˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Unterhaltszahlung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahlung, die als materielle Absicherung für Personen dient, Unterhaltskosten deckt
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterhaltszahlung · Unterhaltszahlung · German
Unterhaltszahlung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterhaltszahlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐhalt͡sˌt͡saːlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterhaltszahlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterhaltszahlung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐhalt͡sˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zahlung, die als materielle Absicherung für Personen dient, Unterhaltskosten deckt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Unterhaltszahlung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unterhaltszahlung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-S-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Zahlung, die als materielle Absicherung für Personen dient, Unterhaltskosten deckt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Unterhaltszahlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das hier sind Vater Julians Unterhaltszahlungen für seine heimlichen Kinder.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.