ÜberweisungvsÜberweisungenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,280
“Überweisung” frequency rank
#27,591
“Überweisungen” frequency rank
42871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Überweisung Überweisungen
Definition die Übertragung von Geld von einem Bankkonto zum anderen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Überweisung

Where the eye mixes Überweisung and Überweisungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
Überweisung
13 ch
Überweisungen

Look-alike desk: Überweisung vs Überweisungen

A purely visual mix-up. Überweisung ([ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋ]) and Überweisungen ([ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Überweisung” sits inside “Überweisungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Überweisung is recorded at frequency rank #15,280, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋ]. Überweisungen is at rank #27,591, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋən].

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 42871, this pair ranks #1,435,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Überweisung vs Überweisungen

Shared letters: beginrsuwü. Private to "Überweisung": -. Private to "Überweisungen": -.

"Überweisung" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCC  ·  "Überweisungen" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Überweisung" for "Überweisungen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋ] versus [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Überweisung" or "Überweisungen"?
"Überweisung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,280 in our German list, against #27,591 for "Überweisungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Überweisung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Überweisungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,435,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Überweisung" and "Überweisungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Überleitung vs Überweisung". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,435,874 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