übergangenvsübergegangenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“übergangen” and “übergegangen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,891
“übergangen” frequency rank
#21,145
“übergegangen” frequency rank
51036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature übergangen übergegangen
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übergehen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übergehen

Where the eye mixes übergangen and übergegangen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. übergangen runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCVC) against übergegangen's 12 (VCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
übergangen
12 ch
übergegangen

Why the eye confuses übergangen with übergegangen

A purely visual mix-up. übergangen ([yːbɐˈɡaŋən]) and übergegangen ([ˈyːbɐɡəˌɡaŋən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

übergangen is recorded at frequency rank #29,891, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈɡaŋən]. übergegangen is at rank #21,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈyːbɐɡəˌɡaŋən].

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 51036, this pair ranks #1,150,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of übergangen vs übergegangen

Shared letters: abegnrü. Private to "übergangen": -. Private to "übergegangen": -.

"übergangen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC  ·  "übergegangen" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "übergangen" for "übergegangen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([yːbɐˈɡaŋən] versus [ˈyːbɐɡəˌɡaŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "übergangen" or "übergegangen" show up more?
"übergegangen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,145 in our German list, against #29,891 for "übergangen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "übergangen" and "übergegangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "übergangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "übergegangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,150,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "übergangen" and "übergegangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übergangen vs Überlingen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,150,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list