Which to use
“überschreiten” and “überschreitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,492
- “überschreiten” frequency rank
- #17,485
- “überschreitet” frequency rank
- 26977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überschreiten | überschreitet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über etwas hinweggehen, etwas überqueren, etwas passieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten |
Where the eye mixes überschreiten and überschreitet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. überschreiten and überschreitet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: überschreiten vs überschreitet
A purely visual mix-up. überschreiten ([ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]) and überschreitet ([ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]) 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 a single letter - n in “überschreiten” becomes t in “überschreitet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überschreiten is recorded at frequency rank #9,492, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]. überschreitet is at rank #17,485, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət].
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 26977, this pair ranks #1,809,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überschreiten vs überschreitet
Shared letters: bcehirstü. Private to "überschreiten": n. Private to "überschreitet": -.
"überschreiten" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCCCCVVCVC · "überschreitet" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCCCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überschreiten" and "überschreitet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "überschreiten" or "überschreitet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "überschreiten" and "überschreitet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überschreiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überschreitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,809,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überschreiten" and "überschreitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überschreiben vs überschreitet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,809,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.