Which to use
“übrig” and “übrigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,136
- “übrig” frequency rank
- #2,186
- “übrigen” frequency rank
- 4322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übrig | übrigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | noch vorhanden, verbleibend, restlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs übrig |
Where the eye mixes übrig and übrigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. übrig runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against übrigen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: übrig vs übrigen
A purely visual mix-up. übrig ([ˈyːbʁɪç]) and übrigen ([ˈyːbʁɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “übrig” sits inside “übrigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übrig is recorded at frequency rank #2,136, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪç]. übrigen is at rank #2,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪɡn̩].
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 4322, this pair ranks #1,998,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of übrig vs übrigen
Shared letters: bgirü. Private to "übrig": -. Private to "übrigen": en.
"übrig" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "übrigen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "übrig" for "übrigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "übrig" or "übrigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "übrig" and "übrigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "übrig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übrigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übrig" and "übrigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übrig vs UrhG". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,998,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.