Which to use
“übrig” is an adjective and “UrhG” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,136
- “übrig” frequency rank
- #42,896
- “UrhG” frequency rank
- 45032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übrig | UrhG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | noch vorhanden, verbleibend, restlich | Urheberrechtsgesetz |
Letter map: übrig vs UrhG
Shared letters muted; letters that set übrig and UrhG apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. übrig runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against UrhG's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: übrig vs UrhG
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: übrig is anadjective and UrhGanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45032, 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]. UrhG is at rank #42,896, tagged as anabbrev.
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 45032, this pair ranks #1,366,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of übrig vs UrhG
Shared letters: gr. Private to "übrig": biü. Private to "UrhG": hu.
"übrig" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "UrhG" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- UrhG ← ruhg · uhrg · urgh · urhgg · urhhg · urrhg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "übrig" for "UrhG" ever safe?
Frequency check: "übrig" vs "UrhG" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "übrig" and "UrhG". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "übrig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "UrhG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übrig" and "UrhG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "uch vs UrhG". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,366,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.