schauten herüber

[ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ]

/[ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ]/ verb

The verdict

“schauten herüber” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen

Key facts for schauten herüber
PropertyValue
Headwordschauten herüber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schauten herüber” sits in German frequency

schauten herüber falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schauten herüber is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for schauten herüber in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schauten herüber, spelled S-C-H-A-U-T-E-N- -H-E-R-Ü-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schauten herüber"?
"schauten herüber" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-T-E-N- -H-E-R-Ü-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ].
What does "schauten herüber" mean?
As a verb, "schauten herüber" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs herüberschauen
How do you pronounce "schauten herüber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schauten herüber" is [ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schauten herüber" come from?
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Using “schauten herüber”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-U-T-E-N- -H-E-R-Ü-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃaʊ̯tn̩ hɛˈʁyːbɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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