Unterricht

[ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]

/[ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterricht” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,270
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterricht · Unterricht · German

Unterricht · rank #2,270 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,270
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unmittelbar

Nearest frequency peer: unmittelbar (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Unterricht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Unterricht vs untersucht
70% similar
Unterricht vs Unterrichts
91% similar
Unterricht vs unterrichte
82% similar

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

Key facts for Unterricht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,270
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unterricht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unterrichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unmittelbar“ (#2,269), „verfolgt“ (#2,271), „Verlangen“ (#2,272). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterricht“ bei #2,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Unterricht (IPA [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,270 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unterricht, with forms such as "nuterricht", "unetrricht", and "unnterricht". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "untersucht", "Unterrichts", "unterrichte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unterricht, spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Unterricht in Hauswirtschaft ist bei den Jungen meist nicht sehr beliebt.
  2. „Ohne weitere Störung beendeten sie den Unterricht.“

This word in other languages

instruction(English)instrucción(Español)enseignement(Français)aula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuterricht
  • unetrricht
  • unnterricht
  • untericht
  • unterircht
  • unterrciht
  • unterriccht
  • unterrichht
  • unterrichtt
  • unterricth
  • unterrihct
  • untrericht
  • untterricht
  • utnerricht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unterricht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nuterricht2unetrricht2unnterricht1untericht1unterircht2unterrciht2unterriccht1unterrichht1
Edit distance from "Unterricht"

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 "Unterricht"?
"Unterricht" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt].
What does "Unterricht" mean?
As a noun, "Unterricht" means: regelmäßige und planvolle Weitergabe von Wissen, Information und Fähigkeiten von einem oder mehreren Lehrern an einen oder mehr Schüler
What words are commonly confused with "Unterricht"?
"Unterricht" is commonly confused with "untersucht", "Unterrichts", "unterrichte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unterricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterricht" is [ˈʊntɐˌʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterricht" come from?
"Unterricht" 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 "Unterricht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Verlangen14 variantsgegründet14 variantsgestalten14 variantsNachmittag14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list