Überlebender

[yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ]

/[yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überlebender” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,078
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine Notsituation lebend überstanden hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlebender · Überlebender · German

Überlebender · rank #45,078 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,078
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überfremdung

Nearest frequency peer: Überfremdung (-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 „Überlebender“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Überlebender“ 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).

Überlebender vs Überlebende
92% similar
Überlebender vs Überlebenden
92% similar

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

Key facts for Überlebender
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberlebender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#45,078
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Überlebender“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überfremdung“ (#45,077), „Überleitung“ (#45,079), „überdrüssig“ (#45,076). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überlebender“ bei #45,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Überlebender (IPA [yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,078 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die eine Notsituation lebend überstanden hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überlebender, with forms such as "büerlebender", "übberlebender", and "übelrebender". 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, "Überlebende", "Überlebenden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überlebender, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Notsituation lebend überstanden hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Überlebende schilderten mehrfach, wie Panik ausbrach unter den Passagieren und das Chaos begann.“
  2. „Die meisten Überlebenden wurden in Saßnitz auf Rügen, in Kolberg und Swinemünde ausgeschifft.“

This word in other languages

survivor(English)superviviente(Español)survivant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerlebender
  • übberlebender
  • übelrebender
  • überelbender
  • überlbeender
  • überlebbender
  • überlebedner
  • überlebendder
  • überlebenderr
  • überlebendre
  • überlebenedr
  • überlebennder
  • überlebneder
  • überleebnder
  • überllebender
  • überrlebender
  • übrelebender
  • üebrlebender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Überlebender - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

büerlebender2übberlebender1übelrebender2überelbender2überlbeender2überlebbender1überlebedner2überlebendder1
Edit distance from "Überlebender"

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 "Überlebender"?
"Überlebender" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ].
What does "Überlebender" mean?
As a noun, "Überlebender" means: Person, die eine Notsituation lebend überstanden hat
What words are commonly confused with "Überlebender"?
"Überlebender" is commonly confused with "Überlebende", "Überlebenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Überlebender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überlebender" is [yːbɐˈleːbn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überlebender" come from?
"Überlebender" 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 "Überlebender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überfremdung#45,077zugänglicher#45,064Wohngebieten#45,050apostolische#45,122

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Arbeitstitel18 variantsaufgesetzten18 variantsuntertrieben18 variantsungebildeten18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list