überbauen
[ˈyːbɐˌbaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“überbauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gebäude auf Grund errichten, der nicht dafür vorgesehen ist, weil er jenseits einer Grenze liegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überbauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌbaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überbauen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
überbauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌbaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gebäude auf Grund errichten, der nicht dafür vorgesehen ist, weil er jenseits einer Grenze liegt".
überbauen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 überbauen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Gebäude auf Grund errichten, der nicht dafür vorgesehen ist, weil er jenseits einer Grenze liegt
This word in other languages
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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Using “überbauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-B-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌbaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.