unterlassen
\ˌʊntɐˈlasn̩\
The verdict
“unterlassen” 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) - S'abstenir, s'empêcher, omettre (de faire quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-unterlassen · unterlassen · French
unterlassen · 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 | unterlassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌʊntɐˈlasn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « unterlassen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
unterlassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌʊntɐˈlasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S'abstenir, s'empêcher, omettre (de faire quelque chose).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for unterlassen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is unterlassen, spelled U-N-T-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1S'abstenir, s'empêcher, omettre (de faire quelque chose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unterlassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist so peinlich, mit Detlef wegzugehen. Er kann es nicht unterlassen, im Restaurant allen Frauen in den Ausschnitt zu schielen.
Eine Urlaubsreise in die USA wird immer mehr zur Zitterpartie. Nun mehren sich die Warnungen, dass auch die Smartphones und Laptops von Reisenden kontrolliert werden könnten. Wie sollte man seine Geräte darauf vorbereiten? Und welche Maßnahmen sollte man besser unterlassen?
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.