überall

/[yːbɐˈʔal]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#772

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

überall is anGermanadv. It means: an allen Orten Pronounced [yːbɐˈʔal]. It ranks #772 in German word frequency. Often confused with überaus and Überfall.

Key facts for überall
PropertyValue
Headwordüberall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[yːbɐˈʔal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#772
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of überall in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for überall is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [yːbɐˈʔal]. Corpus data places it at rank #772 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "an allen Orten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for überall, with forms such as "büerall", "übberall", and "übearll". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "überaus", "Überfall", "Überzahl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 überall, spelled Ü-B-E-R-A-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    an allen Orten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerall,übberall,übearll,überal,überlal,überrall,übreall,üebrall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for überall

Misspelling Variants of "überall"

büerall7übberall8übearll7überal6überlal7überrall8übreall7üebrall7
Misspelling Variants of "überall"

Frequency rank: #772 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überall"?
"überall" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʔal].
What does "überall" mean?
As an adv, "überall" means: an allen Orten
What words are commonly confused with "überall"?
"überall" is commonly confused with "überaus", "Überfall", "Überzahl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überall" is [yːbɐˈʔal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überall" come from?
"überall" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.