Which to use
“überwinden” and “überwindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,135
- “überwinden” frequency rank
- #26,272
- “überwindet” frequency rank
- 32407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überwinden | überwindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas Schwierigem fertig werden | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überwinden |
Where the eye mixes überwinden and überwindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between überwinden and überwindet
A purely visual mix-up. überwinden ([yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]) and überwindet ([yːbɐˈvɪndət]) 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 “überwinden” becomes t in “überwindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überwinden is recorded at frequency rank #6,135, classified as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]. überwindet is at rank #26,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈvɪndət].
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 32407, this pair ranks #1,708,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of überwinden vs überwindet
Shared letters: bdeinrwü. Private to "überwinden": -. Private to "überwindet": t.
"überwinden" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "überwindet" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überwinden" and "überwindet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "überwinden" or "überwindet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "überwinden" and "überwindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "überwinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überwindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überwinden" and "überwindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Überlingen vs überwinden". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,708,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.