übermütig
The verdict
“übermütig” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,171 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #47,171
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: sehr fröhlich und ausgelassen und dadurch bereit erhöhte Risiken einzugehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übermütig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌmyːtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “übermütig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for übermütig is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈyːbɐˌmyːtɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,171 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for übermütig, with forms such as "büermütig", "übbermütig", and "übemrütig". 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, "Übermut", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is übermütig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ü-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1sehr fröhlich und ausgelassen und dadurch bereit erhöhte Risiken einzugehen
- 2sich selbst als überlegen erachtend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: büermütig,übbermütig,übemrütig,übermmütig,übermtüig,übermüitg,übermütgi,übermütigg,übermüttig,überrmütig,überümtig,übremütig,üebrmütig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übermütig — 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 "übermütig"
Frequency rank: #47,171 in German
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Using “übermütig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-M-Ü-T-I-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌmyːtɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Übermut” — see the side-by-side comparison. übermütig vs Übermut
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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