unterscheiden
to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
English translations
- 01
distinguish
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Unterschiede zwischen zwei oder mehr Dingen oder Personen erkennen.
- English meaning
- Distinguish
- Synonym
- differenzieren, abgrenzen
- German example
- Ich kann die beiden Zwillinge kaum unterscheiden.
- English example
- I can hardly distinguish the two twins.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich unterscheide du unterscheidest er/sie/es ich unterscheidet wir unterscheiden ihr unterscheidet sie unterscheiden
- Past Participle
- ich habe unterschieden du hast unterschieden er/sie/es hat unterschieden wir haben unterschieden ihr habt unterschieden sie haben unterschieden
- Past
- ich unterschied du unterschiedest er/sie/es unterschied wir unterschieden ihr unterschiedet sie unterschieden
Related words
- unterscheidend
differentiating
- unterscheidend
different
- unterscheidend
distinct
- unterscheidend
Distinctive, distinguishing
- Merkmal
feature
- Farbenblindheit
Color blindness
- Serialnummer
Serial number
- Regiolekt
Regional dialect
- Geschmack
taste
- abgrenzen
Delineate
- aus der Art schlagen
To be the odd one out
- unterscheidbar
distinguishable
- ununterscheidbar
Indistinguishable
- Leibchen
Vest
- Identität
Identity
- Graphem
grapheme
- Fonem
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another.
- Dateiname
Filename
- Dichromat
Dichromate / Dichromat
- Formant
A formant is a frequency peak in the spectrum of a sound, especially in vowels, which is responsible for the timbre.
- Reproduktion
Reproduction refers to the duplication or copying of something, especially artworks or living beings.
- Stimmengewirr
A confusing jumble of voices.
- Realsatire
Real satire refers to the satirical representation of reality, which is so absurd that it is hardly distinguishable from reality.
- Gender
gender
- die Schafe von den Böcken scheiden
To separate the sheep from the goats means to distinguish between the good and the bad or to make a selection based on moral criteria.
- farbenblind
Colorblind
- allotrop
Allotropic refers to the property of certain chemical elements to exist in different forms that differ in their physical properties.
- baugleich
identically constructed
- diakritisch
Diacritic
- phonemisch
phonemic
- phonematisch
Phonemic
- Abgrenzung
Demarcation
- subkulturell
Subcultural
- Phonem
Phoneme
- Grafem
Grapheme
- Differenzierung
Differentiation
- Minimalpaar
Minimal pair
- Klangfarbe
Timbre describes the specific quality of a sound that allows us to distinguish different instruments or voices with the same pitch and volume.
- Phonemik
Phonemics
- Arminianer
Arminian
- differenzieren
to differentiate
- abweichen
Deviate
- arten
Species refers to different categories or types of living beings, things, or concepts that differ in certain characteristics.
- die Spreu vom Weizen trennen
To separate the wheat from the chaff
- vermischen
to mix
- auseinanderhalten
To distinguish
- unterschieden
To distinguish means to recognize or highlight differences between things or people.
- Stabwanze
Stick insect
Example sentences with “unterscheiden”
Kannst du die beiden Zwillinge unterscheiden? (Can you tell the two twins apart?)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'unterscheiden' a strong verb?
Yes, it is a strong verb. Its principal parts are 'unterscheiden', 'unterschied', 'unterschieden'.