übrigbleiben

[ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“übrigbleiben” is uncommon German (frequency #89,894 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,894
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (als Rest) noch da sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubrigbleiben · übrigbleiben · German

übrigbleiben · rank #89,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,894
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überwinde

Nearest frequency peer: überwinde (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „übrigbleiben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übrigbleiben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übrigbleiben
PropertyValue
Headwordübrigbleiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übrigbleiben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).übrigbleibenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überwinde“ (#89,893), „übertriebenes“ (#89,892), „Übertrag“ (#89,891). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übrigbleiben“ bei #89,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übrigbleiben is uncommon German at frequency #89,894 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

übrigbleiben has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is übrigbleiben, spelled Ü-B-R-I-G-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (als Rest) noch da sein
  2. 2
    keine weitere Möglichkeit haben, als

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vom Kuchen ist nichts übriggeblieben.
  2. Nach dem Test werden nicht mehr allzu viele Kandidaten übrigbleiben.

Antonyms

verschwinden

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 "übrigbleiben"?
"übrigbleiben" is spelled Ü-B-R-I-G-B-L-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "übrigbleiben" mean?
As a verb, "übrigbleiben" means: (als Rest) noch da sein
How do you pronounce "übrigbleiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übrigbleiben" is [ˈyːbʁɪçˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übrigbleiben" come from?
"übrigbleiben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zweitälteste#89,878Zweitwohnung#89,877Adventskranz#89,914zutreffender#89,874

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list