Polyglot Dictionary

Unterschied

/ˈʊntɐʃiːt/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Unterschiede

Meaning

  1. difference

    From unterscheiden (to differentiate).

    • Es gibt einen großen Unterschied zwischen beiden.

      There is a big difference between the two.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Differenz

Unterschied is the general everyday word for "difference"; Differenz leans toward a numerical or mathematical difference, or a formal disagreement (Differenzen means disputes).

Similar in other languages

French

différence

différence is the French word for the same thing — both mean "difference."

Portuguese

diferença

diferença is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "difference."

Practice

1 What does Unterschied mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es gibt einen großen ___ zwischen beiden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unterschied?

noun

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