Überlebens

[yːbɐˈleːbn̩s]

/[yːbɐˈleːbn̩s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überlebens” is uncommon German (frequency #53,420 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,420
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Überleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlebens · Überlebens · German

Überlebens · rank #53,420 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,420
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überhitzung

Nearest frequency peer: Überhitzung (-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 „Überlebens“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überlebens
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberlebens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈleːbn̩s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überlebens“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Überlebensfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Überhitzung“ (#53,419), „überschlug“ (#53,421), „überdurchschnittlichen“ (#53,418). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überlebens“ bei #53,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überlebens is uncommon German at frequency #53,420 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [yːbɐˈleːbn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Überleben".

Überlebens has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überlebens, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Überleben

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 "Überlebens"?
"Überlebens" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈleːbn̩s].
What does "Überlebens" mean?
As a noun, "Überlebens" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Überleben
How do you pronounce "Überlebens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überlebens" is [yːbɐˈleːbn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überlebens" come from?
"Überlebens" 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 "Überlebens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überschlug#53,421überstürzt#53,422Zweikämpfe#53,410abzutreten#53,434

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list