unterbinden
\ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩\
The verdict
“unterbinden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empêcher, faire cesser, mettre fin, mettre un terme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unterbinden · unterbinden · French
unterbinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unterbinden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unterbinden » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unterbinden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʊntɐˈbɪndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empêcher, faire cesser, mettre fin, mettre un terme.".
unterbinden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is unterbinden, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Empêcher, faire cesser, mettre fin, mettre un terme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unterbinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Von Notz forderte auch vergangene Einmischungsversuche von russischer Seite genau zu überprüfen und auch die Spionageabwehr besser auszustatten. Nur so könnten solche Versuche künftig schneller erkannt und unterbunden werden.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.