überheblich
[yːbɐˈheːplɪç]
The verdict
“überheblich” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,480
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich selbst überbewertend, hochmütig auf andere herabsehend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überheblich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈheːplɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #34,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überheblich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around überheblich (IPA [yːbɐˈheːplɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,480 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich selbst überbewertend, hochmütig auf andere herabsehend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for überheblich, with forms such as "büerheblich", "übberheblich", and "übehreblich". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unerheblich", "unerhebliche", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is überheblich, spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-E-B-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich selbst überbewertend, hochmütig auf andere herabsehend
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- büerheblich
- übberheblich
- übehreblich
- überehblich
- überhbelich
- überhebblich
- überhebilch
- überheblcih
- überheblicch
- überheblichh
- überheblihc
- überhebllich
- überhelbich
- überhheblich
- überrheblich
- übreheblich
- üebrheblich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überheblich - 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.
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.
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Using “überheblich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-H-E-B-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [yːbɐˈheːplɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “unerheblich” - see the side-by-side comparison. überheblich vs unerheblich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.