Which to use
“überführt” is a verb and “unberührt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,476
- “überführt” frequency rank
- #14,960
- “unberührt” frequency rank
- 29436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überführt | unberührt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfahren | nicht (mit Händen) angegriffen |
Where the eye mixes überführt and unberührt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. überführt (VCVCCVCCC) and unberührt (VCCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: überführt vs unberührt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: überführt is [yːbɐˈfyːɐ̯t] while unberührt is [ˈʊnbəˌʁyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überführt is recorded at frequency rank #14,476, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈfyːɐ̯t]. unberührt is at rank #14,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnbəˌʁyːɐ̯t].
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 29436, this pair ranks #1,766,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überführt vs unberührt
Shared letters: behrtü. Private to "überführt": f. Private to "unberührt": nu.
"überführt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "unberührt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "überführt" for "unberührt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "überführt" or "unberührt"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "überführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unberührt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überführt" and "unberührt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Überfahrt vs überführt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,766,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.