Which to use
“übergehen” and “überreden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,339
- “übergehen” frequency rank
- #14,478
- “überreden” frequency rank
- 30817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übergehen | überreden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einem Ort, Zustand zu einem anderen wechseln | jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag |
Where the eye mixes übergehen and überreden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. übergehen and überreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between übergehen and überreden
A purely visual mix-up. übergehen ([ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]) and überreden ([yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übergehen is recorded at frequency rank #16,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]. überreden is at rank #14,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩].
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 30817, this pair ranks #1,740,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of übergehen vs überreden
Shared letters: benrü. Private to "übergehen": gh. Private to "überreden": d.
"übergehen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "überreden" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "übergehen" for "überreden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "übergehen" or "überreden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "übergehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überreden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,740,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übergehen" and "überreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übergehen vs überlesen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,740,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.