übertriebene

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

[ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“übertriebene” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,041
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

übertriebene vs übertriebenen

92% similar

übertriebene vs übertrieben

92% similar

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

Key facts for übertriebene
Property	Value
Headword	übertriebene
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#28,041
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übertriebene” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). übertriebene lands here:

#28,041

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around übertriebene (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,041 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for übertriebene, with forms such as "büertriebene", "übbertriebene", and "überrtiebene". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "übertriebenen", "übertrieben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übertriebene, spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-I-E-B-E-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büertriebene,übbertriebene,überrtiebene,überrtriebene,übertirebene,übertreibene,übertribeene,übertriebbene,übertriebeen,übertriebenne,übertriebnee,übertrieebne,übertrriebene,überttriebene,übetrriebene,übretriebene,üebrtriebene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "übertriebene"

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 "übertriebene"?

"übertriebene" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-I-E-B-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə].

What does "übertriebene" mean?

As an adjective, "übertriebene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben

What words are commonly confused with "übertriebene"?

"übertriebene" is commonly confused with "übertriebenen", "übertrieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "übertriebene"?

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

What language does "übertriebene" come from?

"übertriebene" 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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Using “übertriebene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-T-R-I-E-B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “übertriebenen” - see the side-by-side comparison. übertriebene vs übertriebenen
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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.