Which to use
“überweisen” and “überwiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,534
- “überweisen” frequency rank
- #13,535
- “überwiesen” frequency rank
- 27069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überweisen | überwiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Geldbetrag von einem Konto auf ein anderes Konto übertragen, einem anderen Konto gutschreiben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überweisen |
Where the eye mixes überweisen and überwiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. überweisen and überwiesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between überweisen and überwiesen
A purely visual mix-up. überweisen ([ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]) and überwiesen ([ˌyːbɐˈviːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überweisen is recorded at frequency rank #13,534, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. überwiesen is at rank #13,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈviːzn̩].
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 27069, this pair ranks #1,807,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überweisen vs überwiesen
Shared letters: beinrswü. Private to "überweisen": -. Private to "überwiesen": -.
"überweisen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "überwiesen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "überweisen" and "überwiesen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "überweisen" or "überwiesen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "überweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überwiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,807,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überweisen" and "überwiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überlesen vs überwiesen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,807,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.