überbieten

/[ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,474

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

überbieten is aGermanverb. It means: einen Wert, eine Zahl/Größe übertreffen, ein höheres Ergebnis erzielen Pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩]. Often confused with überwiesen and überwiegen.

Key facts for überbieten
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Headwordüberbieten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,474
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for überbieten is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,474 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überbieten, with forms such as "büerbieten", "übberbieten", and "übebrieten". 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, "überwiesen", "überwiegen", "überziehen", 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 überbieten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-I-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Wert, eine Zahl/Größe übertreffen, ein höheres Ergebnis erzielen
  2. 2
    ein preisliches Angebot übertreffen, besser bieten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerbieten,übberbieten,übebrieten,überbbieten,überbeiten,überbieetn,überbietenn,überbietne,überbietten,überbiteen,überibeten,überrbieten,übrebieten,üebrbieten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for überbieten

Misspelling Variants of "überbieten"

büerbieten10übberbieten11übebrieten10überbbieten11überbeiten10überbieetn10überbietenn11überbietne10
Misspelling Variants of "überbieten"

Frequency rank: #20,474 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überbieten"?
"überbieten" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-I-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩].
What does "überbieten" mean?
As a verb, "überbieten" means: einen Wert, eine Zahl/Größe übertreffen, ein höheres Ergebnis erzielen
What words are commonly confused with "überbieten"?
"überbieten" is commonly confused with "überwiesen", "überwiegen", "überziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überbieten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überbieten" is [ˌyːbɐˈbiːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überbieten" come from?
"überbieten" 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.