Which to use
“übelst” is a particle and “übelste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,477
- “übelst” frequency rank
- #34,478
- “übelste” frequency rank
- 68955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übelst | übelste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jugendsprachlich: | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel |
Where the eye mixes übelst and übelste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. übelst runs 6 letters (VCVCCC) against übelste's 7 (VCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between übelst and übelste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: übelst is [ˈyːbl̩st] while übelste is [ˈyːbl̩stə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “übelst” sits inside “übelste”, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übelst is recorded at frequency rank #34,477, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈyːbl̩st]. übelste is at rank #34,478, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbl̩stə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68955, this pair ranks #491,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of übelst vs übelste
Shared letters: belstü. Private to "übelst": -. Private to "übelste": -.
"übelst" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCC · "übelste" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "übelst" and "übelste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "übelst" or "übelste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "übelst" and "übelste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "übelst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übelste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #491,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übelst" and "übelste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übelste vs übelsten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #491,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.