Unterpfand
German, noun[ˈʊntɐˌpfant]
Unterpfand is spelled U-N-T-E-R-P-F-A-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterpfand is a German neuter noun meaning “pledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pfand, das dem Verleihenden als Sicherheit dient”.
What does Unterpfand mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpledge
- 2
neuterguarantee
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pfand, das dem Verleihenden als Sicherheit dient 2. etwas, dessen Präsenz etwas anderes garantiert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unterpfand
- Unterpfandes genitive
- Unterpfands genitive
- Unterpfänder plural
- Unterpfande dative singular
- Unterpfändern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterpfand?
- [ˈʊntɐˌpfant]
- [ˈʊntɐˌp͡fant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unterpfand in German?
Unterpfand appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).