unterweisen

[ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“unterweisen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,876 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,876
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem Fertigkeiten, Kenntnisse vermitteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterweisen · unterweisen · German

unterweisen · rank #97,876 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,876
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unvergleichbar

Nearest frequency peer: unvergleichbar (+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 „unterweisen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unterweisen
PropertyValue
Headwordunterweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unterweisen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unvergleichbar“ (#97,877), „Untersuchungsausschüsse“ (#97,874), „Unterschichten“ (#97,873). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unterweisen“ bei #97,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unterweisen is uncommon German at frequency #97,876 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem Fertigkeiten, Kenntnisse vermitteln".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unterweisen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 unterweisen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Fertigkeiten, Kenntnisse vermitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie unterweist den neuen Mitarbeiter in seinen Aufgaben.
  2. Er unterwies den Jungen mit einer unerschütterlichen Geduld.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unterweisen"?
"unterweisen" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "unterweisen" mean?
As a verb, "unterweisen" means: jemandem Fertigkeiten, Kenntnisse vermitteln
How do you pronounce "unterweisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unterweisen" is [ˌʊntɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unterweisen" come from?
"unterweisen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list