Übelkeit
[ˈyːbl̩kaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Übelkeit” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,137
- frequency rank, German
- 443
- “Ü” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Befindlichkeitsstörung, die auch als „flaues“ Gefühl in der Magengegend und Brechreiz bezeichnet wird. Sie kann physiologisch als Schutzfunktion nach Aufnahme von Schadstoffen oder als Symptom...
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubelkeit · Übelkeit · German
Übelkeit · rank #18,137 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,137
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 443
- PHOTO-FINISH zusteht
Nearest frequency peer: zusteht (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Übelkeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Zigeuner
Zigeuner
81,867 corpus weight
- zurückgefüh…
zurückgeführt
81,866 corpus weight
- zusteht
zusteht
81,865 corpus weight
- Übelkeit
Übelkeit
81,864 corpus weight
- überfällig
überfällig
81,863 corpus weight
- Übersee
Übersee
81,862 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Übelkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Übelkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbl̩kaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,137 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Übelkeit” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Übelkeit (IPA [ˈyːbl̩kaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,137 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Befindlichkeitsstörung, die auch als „flaues“ Gefühl in der Magengegend und Brechreiz bezeichnet wird. Sie kann physiologisch als Schutzfunktion nach Aufnahme von Schadstoffen oder als Symptom...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Übelkeit, with forms such as "büelkeit", "übbelkeit", and "übekleit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Übelkeit, spelled Ü-B-E-L-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1eine Befindlichkeitsstörung, die auch als „flaues“ Gefühl in der Magengegend und Brechreiz bezeichnet wird. Sie kann physiologisch als Schutzfunktion nach Aufnahme von Schadstoffen oder als Symptom einer Krankheit auftreten. Manchmal verschwindet die Übelkeit nach Erbrechen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Übelkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er litt oft an Übelkeit.
„Vielleicht war es das, was mir solch eine niederdrückende Übelkeit bereitete.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- büelkeit
- übbelkeit
- übekleit
- übelekit
- übelkeitt
- übelketi
- übelkiet
- übelkkeit
- übellkeit
- üblekeit
- üeblkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Übelkeit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Übelkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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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.