Unterrichtssprache

[ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]

/[ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unterrichtssprache” is uncommon German (frequency #73,038 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,038
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diejenige Sprache, in der unterrichtet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterrichtssprache · Unterrichtssprache · German

Unterrichtssprache · rank #73,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,038
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unterrichtsma…

Nearest frequency peer: Unterrichtsmaterial (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Unterrichtssprache“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Unterrichtssprache“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterrichtssprache
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterrichtssprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]
Letters18
Frequency rank#73,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterrichtssprache“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unterrichtssprachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Unterrichtsmaterial“ (#73,037), „unterteil“ (#73,039), „Unternehmensgründer“ (#73,036). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterrichtssprache“ bei #73,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterrichtssprache is uncommon German at frequency #73,038 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diejenige Sprache, in der unterrichtet wird".

Unterrichtssprache has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Unterrichtssprache, spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    diejenige Sprache, in der unterrichtet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „An manchen deutschen Universitäten wird inzwischen ganz auf das Deutsche verzichtet und das Englische als Unterrichtssprache propagiert - übrigens auch in solchen Fächern, in denen das Deutsche Gegenstand der Forschung ist.
  2. „So hatte man in den 1920er Jahren sogar ernsthaft darüber debattiert, ob am Technion in Haifa nicht Deutsch offiziell als Unterrichtssprache eingeführt werden sollte.“

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 "Unterrichtssprache"?
"Unterrichtssprache" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə].
What does "Unterrichtssprache" mean?
As a noun, "Unterrichtssprache" means: diejenige Sprache, in der unterrichtet wird
How do you pronounce "Unterrichtssprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterrichtssprache" is [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unterrichtssprache", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list