Unterhaltung

Name: Unterhaltung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]

/[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Unterhaltung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,158
frequency rank, German: 2,159
“U” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Unterhalt, die materielle oder finanzielle Unterstützung

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterhaltung · Unterhaltung · German

Unterhaltung · rank #3,158 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,158
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,159
PHOTO-FINISH Thüringen

Nearest frequency peer: Thüringen (-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.

staatlichen

96,846
Steuer

96,845
Thüringen

96,844
Unterhaltung

96,843
verbringen

96,842
Wesen

96,840

What this shows „Unterhaltung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unterhaltung vs Unterhaltungen

86% similar

Unterhaltung vs unterhalten

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Unterhaltung
Property	Value
Headword	Unterhaltung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#3,158
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterhaltung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unterhaltungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#3,158

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Thüringen“ (#3,157), „verbringen“ (#3,159), „Steuer“ (#3,156). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterhaltung“ bei #3,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Unterhaltung (IPA [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,158 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterhaltung, with forms such as "nuterhaltung", "unetrhaltung", and "unnterhaltung". 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 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unterhaltung, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Unterhaltung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Die Unterhaltung des Hundes kostet mich viel Geld.
Eine beliebte Musikgruppe wird für Unterhaltung sorgen.

Synonyms

Unterhalt Stütze Stützung Alimente Zuschuss Zuwendung Belustigung Entertainment Erbauung Zerstreuung Instandhaltung Wartung Gespräch Konversation Schwatz Smalltalk

Antonyms

Vernachlässigung

This word in other languages

maintenance(English)mantenimiento(Español)entretien(Français)divertimento(Português)

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterhaltung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Unterhaltung"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mannschaften#3,137 katholischen#3,131 wesentlichen#3,094 Unternehmens#3,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

beschäftigen19 variants Verbindungen19 variants Vorstellungen19 variants Wirklichkeit19 variants