unterhielten
[ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩]
The verdict
“unterhielten” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,938
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterhielten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #22,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unterhielten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around unterhielten (IPA [ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,938 among 30,279 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterhielten, with forms such as "nuterhielten", "unetrhielten", and "unnterhielten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unterhielt", "unterhalten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unterhielten, spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs unterhalten
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuterhielten,unetrhielten,unnterhielten,untehrielten,unterheilten,unterhhielten,unterhieletn,unterhiellten,unterhieltenn,unterhieltne,unterhieltten,unterhietlen,unterhileten,unterihelten,unterrhielten,untrehielten,untterhielten,utnerhielten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unterhielten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “unterhielten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʊntɐˈhiːltn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unterhielt” - see the side-by-side comparison. unterhielten vs unterhielt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.