übereilt

[yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt]

/[yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt]/ verb

The verdict

“übereilt” is uncommon German (frequency #73,174 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,174
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übereilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubereilt · übereilt · German

übereilt · rank #73,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,174
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überdimension…

Nearest frequency peer: überdimensioniert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „übereilt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übereilt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übereilt
PropertyValue
Headwordübereilt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übereilt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).übereiltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überdimensioniert“ (#73,173), „überflutete“ (#73,175), „überbringt“ (#73,172). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übereilt“ bei #73,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übereilt is uncommon German at frequency #73,174 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übereilen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for übereilt, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übereilt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-E-I-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übereilen

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 "übereilt"?
"übereilt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-E-I-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt].
What does "übereilt" mean?
As a verb, "übereilt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs übereilen
How do you pronounce "übereilt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übereilt" is [yːbɐˈʔaɪ̯lt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übereilt" come from?
"übereilt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list