übern

[ˈyːbɐn]

/[ˈyːbɐn]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“übern” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,155
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über den

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubern · übern · German

übern · rank #27,155 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,155
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überlegene

Nearest frequency peer: überlegene (-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 „übern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „übern“ 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).

übern vs user
40% similar
übern vs Ufer
40% similar
übern vs übers
80% similar

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

Key facts for übern
PropertyValue
Headwordübern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈyːbɐn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,155
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „übern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überlegene“ (#27,154), „überrollt“ (#27,156), „überdeckt“ (#27,153). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übern“ bei #27,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around übern (IPA [ˈyːbɐn]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #27,155 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "über den".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for übern, with forms such as "büern", "übbern", and "übenr". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "user", "Ufer", "übers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is übern, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    über den

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schaffst du es übern Graben zu springen?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büern
  • übbern
  • übenr
  • übernn
  • überrn
  • übren
  • üebrn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

büern2übbern1übenr2übernn1überrn1übren2üebrn2
Edit distance from "übern"

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 "übern"?
"übern" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐn].
What does "übern" mean?
As an abbreviation, "übern" means: über den
What words are commonly confused with "übern"?
"übern" is commonly confused with "user", "Ufer", "übers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übern" is [ˈyːbɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übern" come from?
"übern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zebra#27,141Wisch#27,137wills#27,136Werth#27,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list