übelst

[ˈyːbl̩st]

/[ˈyːbl̩st]/ particle

The verdict

“übelst” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,477
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jugendsprachlich:

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubelst · übelst · German

übelst · rank #34,477 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,477
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH ärztlich

Nearest frequency peer: ärztlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „übelst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „übelst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

übelst vs übers
67% similar
übelst vs übelste
86% similar
übelst vs übersät
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for übelst
PropertyValue
Headwordübelst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[ˈyːbl̩st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,477
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „übelst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).übelstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ärztlich“ (#34,476), „übelste“ (#34,478), „ärgerte“ (#34,475). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übelst“ bei #34,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around übelst (IPA [ˈyːbl̩st]), aparticle. Corpus frequency is #34,477 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for übelst, with forms such as "büelst", "übbelst", and "übellst". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "übers", "übelste", "übersät", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is übelst, spelled Ü-B-E-L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jugendsprachlich:
  2. 2
    in höchstem Maße

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how übelst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Publikum straft derlei Bemühungen elegant mit Nichtbeachtung oder mit einem lässig dahingeworfenen ‚übelst cool‘ oder ‚voll korrekte Idee, ey‘.“
  2. „Jette redet in hastigen Worten. ‚Vier Mädchen kamen rein. Frau Klement wollte sie schon rausschmeißen. »Wir sind mit dem Unterricht nicht fertig« … Die waren aber übelst panisch … Ich bin mit Frau Klement aus der anderen Tür raus … Als Letzte … Und da stand er … Ich bin an ihm vorbei … Hab nur die schwarze Maske gesehen … Er hat geschossen, mit ausgestre…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büelst
  • übbelst
  • übellst
  • übelsst
  • übelstt
  • übelts
  • übeslt
  • üblest
  • üeblst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übelst - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

büelst2übbelst1übellst1übelsst1übelstt1übelts2übeslt2üblest2
Edit distance from "übelst"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übelst"?
"übelst" is spelled Ü-B-E-L-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbl̩st].
What does "übelst" mean?
As a particle, "übelst" means: jugendsprachlich:
What words are commonly confused with "übelst"?
"übelst" is commonly confused with "übers", "übelste", "übersät". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übelst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übelst" is [ˈyːbl̩st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übelst" come from?
"übelst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "übelst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list