Which to use
“überführen” and “überführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,499
- “überführen” frequency rank
- #14,476
- “überführt” frequency rank
- 35975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überführen | überführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einem Täter eine Tat nachweisen (auch übertragen, ironisch) | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfahren |
Where the eye mixes überführen and überführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. überführen runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCVC) against überführt's 9 (VCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between überführen and überführt
A purely visual mix-up. überführen ([ˌyːbɐˈfyːʁən]) and überführt ([yːbɐˈfyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überführen is recorded at frequency rank #21,499, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈfyːʁən]. 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 35975, this pair ranks #1,627,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überführen vs überführt
Shared letters: befhrü. Private to "überführen": n. Private to "überführt": t.
"überführen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "überführt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überführen" and "überführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "überführen" or "überführt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "überführen" 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 #1,627,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überführen" and "überführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überführen vs unerfahren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,627,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.