überantworten
[yːbɐˈʔantˌvɔʁtn̩]
The verdict
“überantworten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Obhut geben, zur Aufsicht geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberantworten · überantworten · German
überantworten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überantworten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈʔantˌvɔʁtn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überantworten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überantworten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈʔantˌvɔʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for überantworten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überantworten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Obhut geben, zur Aufsicht geben
- 2übergeben, ausliefern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überantworten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kinder wurden inzwischen der Fürsorge überantwortet.
Der Täter wurde dem Gericht überantwortet.
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.