überdies

[yːbɐˈdiːs]

/[yːbɐˈdiːs]/ adv

The verdict

“überdies” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,790. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,790
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einer Sache zusätzlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberdies · überdies · German

überdies · rank #10,790 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,790
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überlebenden

Nearest frequency peer: Überlebenden (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überdies“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überdies“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überdies vs überfiel
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for überdies
PropertyValue
Headwordüberdies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[yːbɐˈdiːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,790
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überdies“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überdiesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überlebenden“ (#10,791), „ÖPNV“ (#10,788), „ökonomische“ (#10,787). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überdies“ bei #10,790. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around überdies (IPA [yːbɐˈdiːs]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #10,790 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zu einer Sache zusätzlich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for überdies, with forms such as "büerdies", "übberdies", and "übedries". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "überfiel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is überdies, spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einer Sache zusätzlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how überdies appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kritiker warfen dem Schweizer überdies vor, sich bereichern zu wollen, weil abgesehen von der kostenlosen Internet- Wahl auch per SMS oder Telefonanruf abgestimmt werden kann - und dies kostet Geld.
  2. „Überdies wuchs sich seine Berliner Kurzvisite bedrückend aus, sobald er in in- und ausländischen Zeitungen Berichte über Konzentrationslager in Oranienburg, Dachau und anderenorts las.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerdies
  • übberdies
  • übedries
  • überddies
  • überdeis
  • überdiess
  • überdise
  • überides
  • überrdies
  • übredies
  • üebrdies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überdies - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

büerdies2übberdies1übedries2überddies1überdeis2überdiess1überdise2überides2
Edit distance from "überdies"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überdies"?
"überdies" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈdiːs].
What does "überdies" mean?
As an adverb, "überdies" means: zu einer Sache zusätzlich
What words are commonly confused with "überdies"?
"überdies" is commonly confused with "überfiel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überdies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überdies" is [yːbɐˈdiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überdies" come from?
"überdies" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überdies", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list