überbezahlen
[ˈyːbɐbəˌt͡saːlən]
The verdict
“überbezahlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu viel bezahlen; zu hoch bezahlen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberbezahlen · überbezahlen · German
überbezahlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | überbezahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐbəˌt͡saːlən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überbezahlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überbezahlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐbəˌt͡saːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu viel bezahlen; zu hoch bezahlen".
No misspelling variants are generated for überbezahlen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überbezahlen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu viel bezahlen; zu hoch bezahlen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überbezahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Allgemeinen gilt, dass es eine sehr teure Methode ist, Mitarbeiter überzubezahlen, weil man sie gerne halten will.
Die Wachen überzubezahlen, das war einfach kluge Investitionsstrategie.
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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.