Überlegenheit
[yːbɐˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Überlegenheit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,218 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,218
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand oder Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Sache überlegen zu sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Überlegenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #12,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Überlegenheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Überlegenheit is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [yːbɐˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,218 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zustand oder Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Sache überlegen zu sein".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überlegenheit, with forms such as "büerlegenheit", "übberlegenheit", and "übelregenheit". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Überlegenheit, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand oder Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Sache überlegen zu sein
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: büerlegenheit,übberlegenheit,übelregenheit,überelgenheit,überleegnheit,überlegehneit,überlegenehit,überlegenheitt,überlegenheti,überlegenhheit,überlegenhiet,überlegennheit,überleggenheit,überlegneheit,überlgeenheit,überllegenheit,überrlegenheit,übrelegenheit,üebrlegenheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Überlegenheit - 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.
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.
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Using “Überlegenheit”
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-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [yːbɐˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.