überlegstvsüberlegtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,405
“überlegst” frequency rank
#3,633
“überlegt” frequency rank
48038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature überlegst überlegt
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überlegen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überlegen

Where the eye mixes überlegst and überlegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. überlegst runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against überlegt's 8 (VCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
überlegst
8 ch
überlegt

Look-alike desk: überlegst vs überlegt

A purely visual mix-up. überlegst ([ˌyːbɐˈleːkst]) and überlegt ([ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]) 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 48038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

überlegst is recorded at frequency rank #44,405, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈleːkst]. überlegt is at rank #3,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈleːkt].

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 48038, this pair ranks #1,263,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of überlegst vs überlegt

Shared letters: beglrtü. Private to "überlegst": s. Private to "überlegt": -.

"überlegst" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC  ·  "überlegt" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "überlegst" and "überlegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌyːbɐˈleːkst] versus [ˌyːbɐˈleːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "überlegst" or "überlegt"?
"überlegt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,633 in our German list, against #44,405 for "überlegst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "überlegst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "überlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,263,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "überlegst" and "überlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überlegst vs überweist". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,263,089 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