nur über meine Leiche
[ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə]
The verdict
“nur über meine Leiche” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur gegen meinen entschiedensten Widerstand
| 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) |
Where “nur über meine Leiche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nur über meine Leiche is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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.
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Using “nur über meine Leiche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-U-R- -Ü-B-E-R- -M-E-I-N-E- -L-E-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnuːɐ̯ ˈyːbɐ ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈlaɪ̯çə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.