unterbrechen
\un.ˌtɐ.ˈbʁɛ.çən\
The verdict
“unterbrechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interrompre, couper (la démarche de quelque chose), arrêter temporairement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unterbrechen · unterbrechen · French
unterbrechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | unterbrechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \un.ˌtɐ.ˈbʁɛ.çən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unterbrechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \un.ˌtɐ.ˈbʁɛ.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
unterbrechen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 unterbrechen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Interrompre, couper (la démarche de quelque chose), arrêter temporairement.
- 2Interrompre, couper (quelqu’un dans son action).
- 3Entrecouper.
- 4Avorter (une grossesse).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterbrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zuleitung, der Strom(kreis) unterbrechen
Der Verkehr wurde durch das Unglück unterbrochen
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Antonyms
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.