überlasse

[ˌyːbɐˈlasə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈlasə]/ verb

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The verdict

“überlasse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,447
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlasse · überlasse · German

überlasse · rank #29,447 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,447
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übereinstimme…

Nearest frequency peer: übereinstimmend (-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 „überlasse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überlasse“ 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).

überlasse vs überlässt
78% similar
überlasse vs überlassen
90% similar
überlasse vs überlastet
80% similar

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

Key facts for überlasse
PropertyValue
Headwordüberlasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈlasə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,447
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überlasse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überlasseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „übereinstimmend“ (#29,446), „überdacht“ (#29,445), „überquerte“ (#29,449). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überlasse“ bei #29,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around überlasse (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈlasə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,447 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlasse, with forms such as "büerlasse", "übberlasse", and "übelrasse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "überlässt", "überlassen", "überlastet", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is überlasse, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerlasse
  • übberlasse
  • übelrasse
  • überalsse
  • überlase
  • überlases
  • überlaße
  • überllasse
  • überlsase
  • überrlasse
  • übrelasse
  • üebrlasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlasse - 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.

büerlasse2übberlasse1übelrasse2überalsse2überlase1überlases2überlaße2überllasse1
Edit distance from "überlasse"

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 "überlasse"?
"überlasse" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈlasə].
What does "überlasse" mean?
As a verb, "überlasse" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlassen
What words are commonly confused with "überlasse"?
"überlasse" is commonly confused with "überlässt", "überlassen", "überlastet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überlasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überlasse" is [ˌyːbɐˈlasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überlasse" come from?
"überlasse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überdacht#29,445abgrenzen#29,454ausdehnen#29,481Vorjahren#29,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

alleinigen12 variantsAmbulanz12 variantsanonymer12 variantsanwendet12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list