Which to use
“Überfahrt” is a noun and “überführt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,589
- “Überfahrt” frequency rank
- #14,476
- “überführt” frequency rank
- 37065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Überfahrt | überführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Übersetzen mit einem Wasserfahrzeug von einem Ufer zum anderen | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfahren |
Where the eye mixes Überfahrt and überführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Überfahrt and überführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Überfahrt with überführt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Überfahrt is [ˈyːbɐˌfaːɐ̯t] while überführt is [yːbɐˈfyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Überfahrt” becomes ü in “überführt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Überfahrt is recorded at frequency rank #22,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈyːbɐˌfaːɐ̯t]. überführt is at rank #14,476, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈfyːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37065, this pair ranks #1,599,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Überfahrt vs überführt
Shared letters: befhrtü. Private to "Überfahrt": a. Private to "überführt": -.
"Überfahrt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "überführt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Überfahrt" and "überführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Überfahrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,599,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Überfahrt" and "überführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überführen vs überführt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,599,699 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.