übelster

[ˈyːbl̩stɐ]

/[ˈyːbl̩stɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“übelster” is uncommon German (frequency #87,334 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,334
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubelster · übelster · German

übelster · rank #87,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,334
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ölspur

Nearest frequency peer: Ölspur (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „übelster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übelster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übelster
PropertyValue
Headwordübelster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbl̩stɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übelster“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.übelsterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ölspur“ (#87,333), „überflügelt“ (#87,335), „Ölmalerei“ (#87,332). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übelster“ bei #87,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übelster is uncommon German at frequency #87,334 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbl̩stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übelster, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übelster, spelled Ü-B-E-L-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel

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 "übelster"?
"übelster" is spelled Ü-B-E-L-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbl̩stɐ].
What does "übelster" mean?
As an adjective, "übelster" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs übel
How do you pronounce "übelster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übelster" is [ˈyːbl̩stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übelster" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ölbilder#87,331Abgängen#87,353abmahnen#87,356werteten#87,284

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list