Unterhaltungsprogramm

[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam]

/[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam]/ noun

The verdict

“Unterhaltungsprogramm” is uncommon German (frequency #63,884 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,884
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Angebote, die vornehmlich der Unterhaltung dienen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterhaltungsprogramm · Unterhaltungsprogramm · German

Unterhaltungsprogramm · rank #63,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,884
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unsummen

Nearest frequency peer: Unsummen (-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 „Unterhaltungsprogramm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterhaltungsprogramm
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterhaltungsprogramm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam]
Letters21
Frequency rank#63,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterhaltungsprogramm“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unsummen“ (#63,883), „unterlässt“ (#63,885), „Untersuchungsbericht“ (#63,886). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterhaltungsprogramm“ bei #63,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterhaltungsprogramm is uncommon German at frequency #63,884 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Angebote, die vornehmlich der Unterhaltung dienen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Unterhaltungsprogramm in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Unterhaltungsprogramm, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Angebote, die vornehmlich der Unterhaltung dienen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Viele Unterhaltungsprogramme sind seiner Meinung nach inzwischen nur noch einfallslos.“
  2. „Das Unterhaltungsprogramm ist beendet und Zlatko spielt wieder Wunschmusik.“

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 "Unterhaltungsprogramm"?
"Unterhaltungsprogramm" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam].
What does "Unterhaltungsprogramm" mean?
As a noun, "Unterhaltungsprogramm" means: Gesamtheit der Angebote, die vornehmlich der Unterhaltung dienen
How do you pronounce "Unterhaltungsprogramm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterhaltungsprogramm" is [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋspʁoˌɡʁam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterhaltungsprogramm" come from?
"Unterhaltungsprogramm" 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 "Unterhaltungsprogramm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list