Überlieferungen

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

[ˌyːbɐˈliːfəʁʊŋən]

/[ˌyːbɐˈliːfəʁʊŋən]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Überlieferungen” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,892
frequency rank, German: 443
“Ü” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlieferungen · Überlieferungen · German

Überlieferungen · rank #29,892 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #29,892
LEN-MEGA 15 letters
VOW-7 7 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 443
PHOTO-FINISH übergangen

Nearest frequency peer: übergangen (-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.

überfordern

70,111
übergangen

70,110
Überlieferu…

70,109
überm

70,108
Übermacht

70,107
übriges

70,106

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Überlieferungen vs Überlieferung

87% similar

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

Key facts for Überlieferungen
Property	Value
Headword	Überlieferungen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈliːfəʁʊŋən]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#29,892
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Überlieferungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Überlieferungenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,892

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „übergangen“ (#29,891), „überm“ (#29,893), „überfordern“ (#29,890). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überlieferungen“ bei #29,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Überlieferungen (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈliːfəʁʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,892 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überlieferungen, with forms such as "büerlieferungen", "übberlieferungen", and "übelrieferungen". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Überlieferung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Überlieferungen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-I-E-F-E-R-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung
3
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

büerlieferungen
übberlieferungen
übelrieferungen
überileferungen
überleiferungen
überlieefrungen
überliefernugen
überlieferrungen
überlieferugnen
überlieferunegn
überlieferungenn
überlieferunggen
überlieferungne
überlieferunngen
überliefeurngen
überliefferungen
überliefreungen
überlifeerungen
überllieferungen
überrlieferungen
übrelieferungen
üebrlieferungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Überlieferungen"

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 "Überlieferungen"?

"Überlieferungen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-I-E-F-E-R-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈliːfəʁʊŋən].

What does "Überlieferungen" mean?

As a noun, "Überlieferungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Überlieferung

What words are commonly confused with "Überlieferungen"?

"Überlieferungen" is commonly confused with "Überlieferung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Überlieferungen"?

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

What language does "Überlieferungen" come from?

"Überlieferungen" 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 "Überlieferungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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