Which to use
“überwiegen” and “überwiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,069
- “überwiegen” frequency rank
- #13,535
- “überwiesen” frequency rank
- 29604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überwiegen | überwiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Mehrheit haben, sich deshalb durchsetzen und die Oberhand gewinnen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überweisen |
Where the eye mixes überwiegen and überwiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. überwiegen 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 überwiegen and überwiesen
A purely visual mix-up. überwiegen ([ˌyːbɐˈviːɡn̩]) 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 by a single letter - g in “überwiegen” becomes s in “überwiesen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überwiegen is recorded at frequency rank #16,069, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈviːɡn̩]. 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 29604, this pair ranks #1,763,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überwiegen vs überwiesen
Shared letters: beinrwü. Private to "überwiegen": g. Private to "überwiesen": s.
"überwiegen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "überwiesen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "überwiegen" for "überwiesen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "überwiegen" vs "überwiesen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "überwiegen" and "überwiesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überwiegen" 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 #1,763,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überwiegen" and "überwiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überfliegen vs überwiegen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,763,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.