überraschend

[yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]

/[yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“überraschend” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,499
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden unerwartet, unvorbereitet treffend oder in Erstaunen setzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberraschend · überraschend · German

überraschend · rank #3,499 · 17 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,499
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ärger

Nearest frequency peer: Ärger (-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 „überraschend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überraschend“ 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).

überraschend vs Überraschung
75% similar
überraschend vs überraschten
83% similar
überraschend vs überraschende
92% similar

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

Key facts for überraschend
PropertyValue
Headwordüberraschend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,499
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überraschend“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überraschendliegt 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: „Ärger“ (#3,498), „aktive“ (#3,500), „wisst“ (#3,497). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überraschend“ bei #3,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around überraschend (IPA [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,499 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden unerwartet, unvorbereitet treffend oder in Erstaunen setzend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for überraschend, with forms such as "büerraschend", "übberraschend", and "überarschend". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Überraschung", "überraschten", "überraschende", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überraschend, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-A-S-C-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden unerwartet, unvorbereitet treffend oder in Erstaunen setzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dass mein Vater seinen Fehler nun doch zugab, kam auch für mich überraschend.
  2. Das überraschendste Ergebnis der Computerberechnungen sei, dass schon ein kurzer Gammablitz aus der unmittelbaren kosmischen Nachbarschaft der Erde verheerende Auswirkungen hätte.

Synonyms

unerwartetunversehens

This word in other languages

unexpected(English)sorprendente(Español)surprenant(Français)inesperado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerraschend
  • übberraschend
  • überarschend
  • überaschend
  • überracshend
  • überrascchend
  • überrascehnd
  • überraschedn
  • überraschendd
  • überraschennd
  • überraschhend
  • überraschned
  • überrashcend
  • überrasschend
  • überrsachend
  • übreraschend
  • üebrraschend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überraschend - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

büerraschend2übberraschend1überarschend2überaschend1überracshend2überrascchend1überrascehnd2überraschedn2
Edit distance from "überraschend"

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 "überraschend"?
"überraschend" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-A-S-C-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t].
What does "überraschend" mean?
As an adjective, "überraschend" means: jemanden unerwartet, unvorbereitet treffend oder in Erstaunen setzend
What words are commonly confused with "überraschend"?
"überraschend" is commonly confused with "Überraschung", "überraschten", "überraschende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überraschend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überraschend" is [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überraschend" come from?
"überraschend" 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 "überraschend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verteidigung#3,496Temperaturen#3,490Braunschweig#3,509gelegentlich#3,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

entwickelte17 variantsrechtzeitig17 variantsVerbreitung17 variantsVeränderung17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list