unterrichten

/[ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,471

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

unterrichten is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem etwas beibringen Pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]. It ranks #8,471 in German word frequency. Often confused with Unterrichts and unterrichtet.

Key facts for unterrichten
PropertyValue
Headwordunterrichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,471
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unterrichten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unterrichten is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,471 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for unterrichten, with forms such as "nuterrichten", "unetrrichten", and "unnterrichten". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterrichts", "unterrichtet", "untersuchten", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is unterrichten, spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas beibringen
  2. 2
    jemanden über einen Sachverhalt informieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuterrichten,unetrrichten,unnterrichten,unterichten,unterirchten,unterrcihten,unterricchten,unterrichetn,unterrichhten,unterrichtenn,unterrichtne,unterrichtten,unterricthen,unterrihcten,untrerichten,untterrichten,utnerrichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unterrichten

Misspelling Variants of "unterrichten"

nuterrichten12unetrrichten12unnterrichten13unterichten11unterirchten12unterrcihten12unterricchten13unterrichetn12
Misspelling Variants of "unterrichten"

Frequency rank: #8,471 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unterrichten"?
"unterrichten" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩].
What does "unterrichten" mean?
As a verb, "unterrichten" means: jemandem etwas beibringen
What words are commonly confused with "unterrichten"?
"unterrichten" is commonly confused with "Unterrichts", "unterrichtet", "untersuchten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unterrichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterrichten" is [ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterrichten" come from?
"unterrichten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.