Which to use
“überreden” and “übersehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,478
- “überreden” frequency rank
- #4,582
- “übersehen” frequency rank
- 19060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überreden | übersehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag | etwas oder jemanden nicht wahrnehmen; versehentlich nicht beachten |
Where the eye mixes überreden and übersehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. überreden and übersehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: überreden vs übersehen
A purely visual mix-up. überreden ([yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]) and übersehen ([yːbɐˈzeːən]) 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 19060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überreden is recorded at frequency rank #14,478, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]. übersehen is at rank #4,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈzeːən].
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 19060, this pair ranks #1,912,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überreden vs übersehen
Shared letters: benrü. Private to "überreden": d. Private to "übersehen": hs.
"überreden" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "übersehen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überreden" and "übersehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "überreden" or "übersehen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "überreden" and "übersehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überreden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übersehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überreden" and "übersehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überlesen vs überreden". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,912,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.