Unterhaltung

/[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,158

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Unterhaltung is aGermannoun. It means: der Unterhalt, die materielle oder finanzielle Unterstützung Pronounced [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]. It ranks #3,158 in German word frequency. Often confused with Unterhaltungen and unterhalten.

Key facts for Unterhaltung
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HeadwordUnterhaltung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,158
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Unterhaltung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unterhaltung is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,158 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Unterhaltung, with forms such as "nuterhaltung", "unetrhaltung", and "unnterhaltung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterhaltungen", "unterhalten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unterhaltung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Unterhalt, die materielle oder finanzielle Unterstützung
  2. 2
    der Zeitvertreib, die Belustigung, Erbauung
  3. 3
    die Wartung, Instandhaltung, die Aufrechterhaltung des Betriebes
  4. 4
    Situation, in der mehrere Personen miteinander sprechen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterhaltung,unetrhaltung,unnterhaltung,untehraltung,unterahltung,unterhalltung,unterhaltnug,unterhalttung,unterhaltugn,unterhaltungg,unterhaltunng,unterhalutng,unterhatlung,unterhhaltung,unterhlatung,unterrhaltung,untrehaltung,untterhaltung,utnerhaltung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Unterhaltung

Misspelling Variants of "Unterhaltung"

nuterhaltung12unetrhaltung12unnterhaltung13untehraltung12unterahltung12unterhalltung13unterhaltnug12unterhalttung13
Misspelling Variants of "Unterhaltung"

Frequency rank: #3,158 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unterhaltung"?
"Unterhaltung" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ].
What does "Unterhaltung" mean?
As a noun, "Unterhaltung" means: der Unterhalt, die materielle oder finanzielle Unterstützung
What words are commonly confused with "Unterhaltung"?
"Unterhaltung" is commonly confused with "Unterhaltungen", "unterhalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterhaltung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterhaltung" is [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterhaltung" come from?
"Unterhaltung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.