überlegenen

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

[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənən]

/[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənən]/ adj

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

The verdict

“überlegenen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,861
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum 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).

überlegenen vs überzogenen

82% similar

überlegenen vs Überlegungen

75% similar

überlegenen vs unterlegenen

75% similar

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

Key facts for überlegenen
Property	Value
Headword	überlegenen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənən]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#21,861
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überlegenen” 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). überlegenen lands here:

#21,861

#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 16 spelling variants around überlegenen (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,861 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlegenen, with forms such as "büerlegenen", "übberlegenen", and "übelregenen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "überzogenen", "Überlegungen", "unterlegenen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 überlegenen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerlegenen,übberlegenen,übelregenen,überelgenen,überleegnen,überlegeenn,überlegenenn,überlegenne,überlegennen,überleggenen,überlegneen,überlgeenen,überllegenen,überrlegenen,übrelegenen,üebrlegenen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlegenen - 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 "überlegenen"

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 "überlegenen"?

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

What does "überlegenen" mean?

As an adjective, "überlegenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überlegen

What words are commonly confused with "überlegenen"?

"überlegenen" is commonly confused with "überzogenen", "Überlegungen", "unterlegenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "überlegenen"?

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

What language does "überlegenen" come from?

"überlegenen" 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 “überlegenen”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈleːɡənən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “überzogenen” - see the side-by-side comparison. überlegenen vs überzogenen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.