unterscheid

[ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t]

/[ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“unterscheid” is uncommon German (frequency #71,970 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,970
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterscheiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterscheid · unterscheid · German

unterscheid · rank #71,970 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,970
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Untote

Nearest frequency peer: Untote (+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 „unterscheid“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterscheid
PropertyValue
Headwordunterscheid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterscheid“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Untote“ (#71,971), „unternehmerisch“ (#71,968), „unverbesserlich“ (#71,972). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterscheid“ bei #71,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterscheid is uncommon German at frequency #71,970 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterscheiden".

unterscheid has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 unterscheid, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-D.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterscheiden

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 "unterscheid"?
"unterscheid" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t].
What does "unterscheid" mean?
As a verb, "unterscheid" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unterscheiden
How do you pronounce "unterscheid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterscheid" is [ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterscheid" come from?
"unterscheid" 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 "unterscheid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unwichtiger#71,974unleserlich#71,960unkritische#71,959ungenutzten#71,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list