überlassen
[ˌyːbɐˈlasn̩]
The verdict
“überlassen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,417
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem ein Lebewesen oder eine Sache anvertrauen
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 | überlassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈlasn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überlassen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around überlassen (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈlasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,417 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlassen, with forms such as "büerlassen", "übberlassen", and "übelrassen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "überlässt", "überlesen", "überlastet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überlassen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem ein Lebewesen oder eine Sache anvertrauen
- 2auf etwas vorübergehend oder dauernd verzichten
- 3eine Handlung oder Entscheidung von einem anderen vornehmen lassen
- 4den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: büerlassen,übberlassen,übelrassen,überalssen,überlasen,überlasesn,überlassenn,überlassne,überlaßen,überllassen,überlsasen,überrlassen,übrelassen,üebrlassen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlassen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “überlassen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-L-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈlasn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “überlässt” - see the side-by-side comparison. überlassen vs überlässt
- 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.