Which to use
“übertrieben” and “übertriebene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,385
- “übertrieben” frequency rank
- #28,041
- “übertriebene” frequency rank
- 34426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übertrieben | übertriebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viel mehr als nötig; zu viel | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übertrieben |
Where the eye mixes übertrieben and übertriebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. übertrieben runs 11 letters (VCVCCCVVCVC) against übertriebene's 12 (VCVCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: übertrieben vs übertriebene
A purely visual mix-up. übertrieben ([ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbn̩]) and übertriebene ([ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “übertrieben” sits inside “übertriebene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übertrieben is recorded at frequency rank #6,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbn̩]. übertriebene is at rank #28,041, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈtʁiːbənə].
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 34426, this pair ranks #1,663,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of übertrieben vs übertriebene
Shared letters: beinrtü. Private to "übertrieben": -. Private to "übertriebene": -.
"übertrieben" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCCVVCVC · "übertriebene" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCCVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "übertrieben" and "übertriebene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "übertrieben" or "übertriebene" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "übertrieben" and "übertriebene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "übertrieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übertriebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,663,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übertrieben" and "übertriebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übertriebene vs übertriebenen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,663,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.