überlegt

[ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]

/[ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“überlegt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,633
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlegt · überlegt · German

überlegt · rank #3,633 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,633
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überleben

Nearest frequency peer: überleben (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überlegt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überlegt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

überlegt vs überragt
75% similar
überlegt vs überzeugt
78% similar
überlegt vs überwiegt
78% similar

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

Key facts for überlegt
PropertyValue
Headwordüberlegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,633
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überlegt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überlegtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überleben“ (#3,632), „überprüfen“ (#3,634), „öffnet“ (#3,631). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überlegt“ bei #3,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around überlegt (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,633 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überlegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for überlegt, with forms such as "büerlegt", "übberlegt", and "übelregt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "überragt", "überzeugt", "überwiegt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überlegt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überlegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerlegt
  • übberlegt
  • übelregt
  • überelgt
  • überleggt
  • überlegtt
  • überletg
  • überlget
  • überllegt
  • überrlegt
  • übrelegt
  • üebrlegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überlegt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

büerlegt2übberlegt1übelregt2überelgt2überleggt1überlegtt1überletg2überlget2
Edit distance from "überlegt"

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 "überlegt"?
"überlegt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈleːkt].
What does "überlegt" mean?
As a verb, "überlegt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überlegen
What words are commonly confused with "überlegt"?
"überlegt" is commonly confused with "überragt", "überzeugt", "überwiegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überlegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überlegt" is [ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überlegt" come from?
"überlegt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überlegt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bereiche#3,641Sprecher#3,619peinlich#3,611Kampagne#3,665

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vorkommen12 variantskonkrete12 variantsKindheit12 variantsHaushalt12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list