nur über meine Leiche
[ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə]
The verdict
“nur über meine Leiche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur gegen meinen entschiedensten Widerstand
Corpus desk
Index DE-nur-uber-meine-leiche · nur über meine Leiche · German
nur über meine Leiche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nur über meine Leiche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nur über meine Leiche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nur über meine Leiche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur gegen meinen entschiedensten Widerstand".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nur über meine Leiche, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nur über meine Leiche, spelled N-U-R- -Ü-B-E-R- -M-E-I-N-E- -L-E-I-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1nur gegen meinen entschiedensten Widerstand
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nur über meine Leiche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Junge: „Darf ich Ihre Tochter zum Essen einladen?“ – Vater: „Nur über meine Leiche!“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.