überlegene

Name: überlegene, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“überlegene” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,154
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überlegene vs überlegte

80% similar

überlegene vs überlesen

80% similar

überlegene vs Überlegung

70% similar

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

Key facts for überlegene
Property	Value
Headword	überlegene
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#27,154
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überlegene” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überlegene lands here:

#27,154

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around überlegene (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,154 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlegene, with forms such as "büerlegene", "übberlegene", and "übelregene". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "überlegte", "überlesen", "Überlegung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überlegene, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

büerlegene
übberlegene
übelregene
überelgene
überleegne
überlegeen
überleggene
überlegnee
überlgeene
überllegene
überrlegene
übrelegene
üebrlegene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlegene - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "überlegene"

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 "überlegene"?

"überlegene" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə].

What does "überlegene" mean?

As an adjective, "überlegene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen

What words are commonly confused with "überlegene"?

"überlegene" is commonly confused with "überlegte", "überlesen", "Überlegung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "überlegene"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überlegene" is [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "überlegene" come from?

"überlegene" 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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Using “überlegene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “überlegte” - see the side-by-side comparison. überlegene vs überlegte
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.