Unterrichtsfach
[ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌfax]
The verdict
“Unterrichtsfach” is uncommon German (frequency #77,463 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,463
- frequency rank, German
- 30,279
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lehrfach in Schulen (nach gesetzlichen Bestimmungen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-unterrichtsfach · Unterrichtsfach · German
Unterrichtsfach · rank #77,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,463
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,279
- PHOTO-FINISH Untersuchungs…
Nearest frequency peer: Untersuchungsmethoden (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Unterrichtsfach”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unsicheres
unsicheres
22,542 corpus weight
- Unterboden
Unterboden
22,541 corpus weight
- untergehend…
untergehenden
22,540 corpus weight
- Unterrichts…
Unterrichtsfach
22,538 corpus weight
- Untersuchun…
Untersuchungsmethoden
22,537 corpus weight
- unverständl…
unverständlichen
22,536 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Unterrichtsfach” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterrichtsfach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌfax] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #77,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Unterrichtsfach” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Unterrichtsfach is uncommon German at frequency #77,463 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lehrfach in Schulen (nach gesetzlichen Bestimmungen)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Unterrichtsfach in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unterrichtsfach, spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-S-F-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1Lehrfach in Schulen (nach gesetzlichen Bestimmungen)
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unterrichtsfach", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.