Unterstützung
German, noun/ʊntɐˈʃtʏt͡sʊŋ/
Unterstützung is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-T-Ü-T-Z-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written German, the 976th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterstützung is a German feminine noun meaning “support, assistance, backing, also endorsement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hilfe oder Mithilfe von jemandem (oder im übertragenen Sinne auch von etwas)”.
What does Unterstützung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesupport, assistance, backing, also endorsement
- 2
femininea person; helper
- 3
femininea contrivance, installation; support pole, bolstering
- 4
femininefinancial aid
- 5
feminineassist
- 6
feminineellipsis of Unterstützungslinie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hilfe oder Mithilfe von jemandem (oder im übertragenen Sinne auch von etwas) 2. technische Stütze 3. Beihilfe vom Staat in Form von Geldzahlungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unterstützung
- Unterstützungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterstützung?
- /ʊntɐˈʃtʏt͡sʊŋ/
- [ʊntɐˈʃtʏt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Unterstützung
- relief
- boost
- backup
- solidarity
- prop
- endorsement
- booster
- subsidy
- adherence
- countenance
- backstop
- succour
- falsework
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Unterstützung in German?
Unterstützung appears 89 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).