Überlebensinstinkt
[yːbɐˈleːbn̩sʔɪnˌstɪŋkt]
The verdict
“Überlebensinstinkt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit, durch instinktives Handeln zu überleben
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberlebensinstinkt · Überlebensinstinkt · German
Überlebensinstinkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Überlebensinstinkt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈleːbn̩sʔɪnˌstɪŋkt] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Überlebensinstinkt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Überlebensinstinkt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [yːbɐˈleːbn̩sʔɪnˌstɪŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, durch instinktives Handeln zu überleben".
Überlebensinstinkt has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Überlebensinstinkt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N-S-I-N-S-T-I-N-K-T.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit, durch instinktives Handeln zu überleben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Überlebensinstinkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war eine Art Prüfungsetappe, um die Überlebensinstinkte der Rekruten zu testen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.