überlegst
[ˌyːbɐˈleːkst]
The verdict
“überlegst” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,405
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlegen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überlegst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈleːkst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überlegst” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around überlegst (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈleːkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,405 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlegen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlegst, with forms such as "büerlegst", "übberlegst", and "übelregst". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "überlegt", "überlegte", "überweist", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 überlegst, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlegen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- büerlegst
- übberlegst
- übelregst
- überelgst
- überleggst
- überlegsst
- überlegstt
- überlegts
- überlesgt
- überlgest
- überllegst
- überrlegst
- übrelegst
- üebrlegst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlegst - 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 “überlegst”
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-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈleːkst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “überlegt” - see the side-by-side comparison. überlegst vs überlegt
- 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.