überlesenvsüberredenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#47,169
“überlesen” frequency rank
#14,478
“überreden” frequency rank
61647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature überlesen überreden
Definition etwas beim Lesen nicht bemerken jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag

Where the eye mixes überlesen and überreden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. überlesen and überreden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
überlesen
9 ch
überreden

Look-alike desk: überlesen vs überreden

A purely visual mix-up. überlesen ([ˌyːbɐˈleːzn̩]) 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 61647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

überlesen is recorded at frequency rank #47,169, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈleːzn̩]. 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 61647, this pair ranks #741,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of überlesen vs überreden

Shared letters: benrü. Private to "überlesen": ls. Private to "überreden": d.

"überlesen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "überreden" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "überlesen" and "überreden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌyːbɐˈleːzn̩] versus [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "überlesen" vs "überreden" - which ranks higher?
"überreden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,478 in our German list, against #47,169 for "überlesen". 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 "überlesen" and "überreden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "überlesen" 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 #741,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "überlesen" and "überreden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überlesen vs Überresten". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #741,883 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