Überlegung

[yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ]

/[yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Überlegung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,012
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Handlung des Überlegens

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlegung · Überlegung · German

Überlegung · rank #12,012 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,012
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH österreichisc…

Nearest frequency peer: österreichischer (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Überlegung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Überlegung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Überlegung vs Überzeugung
82% similar
Überlegung vs Überleitung
82% similar
Überlegung vs Überlegungen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Überlegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberlegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,012
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überlegung” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Überlegung lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Überlegung (IPA [yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,012 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überlegung, with forms such as "büerlegung", "übberlegung", and "übelregung". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Überzeugung", "Überleitung", "Überlegungen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Überlegung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handlung des Überlegens
  2. 2
    das Ergebnis von [1]; etwas, das man überlegt hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Überlegung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es ist eine Überlegung wert.
  2. „Lieber Leser, du siehst, was sich aus diesen Überlegungen ergibt.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerlegung
  • übberlegung
  • übelregung
  • überelgung
  • überleggung
  • überlegnug
  • überlegugn
  • überlegungg
  • überlegunng
  • überleugng
  • überlgeung
  • überllegung
  • überrlegung
  • übrelegung
  • üebrlegung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Überlegung - 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.

büerlegung2übberlegung1übelregung2überelgung2überleggung1überlegnug2überlegugn2überlegungg1
Edit distance from "Überlegung"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Überlegung"?
"Überlegung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ].
What does "Überlegung" mean?
As a noun, "Überlegung" means: die Handlung des Überlegens
What words are commonly confused with "Überlegung"?
"Überlegung" is commonly confused with "Überzeugung", "Überleitung", "Überlegungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Überlegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überlegung" is [yːbɐˈleːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überlegung" come from?
"Überlegung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "Überlegung". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Überlegung" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Überzeugung". View pair
  • 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,012 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Ü" letter cohort. Ü–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list