überfielen

/[ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,433

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

überfielen is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen Pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]. Often confused with überwiesen and überwiegen.

Key facts for überfielen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberfielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,433
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for überfielen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,433 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 überfielen, with forms such as "büerfielen", "übberfielen", and "übefrielen". 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 7 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 überfielen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-I-E-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerfielen,übberfielen,übefrielen,überfeilen,überffielen,überfieeln,überfielenn,überfiellen,überfielne,überfileen,überifelen,überrfielen,übrefielen,üebrfielen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for überfielen

Misspelling Variants of "überfielen"

büerfielen10übberfielen11übefrielen10überfeilen10überffielen11überfieeln10überfielenn11überfiellen11
Misspelling Variants of "überfielen"

Frequency rank: #46,433 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überfielen"?
"überfielen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən].
What does "überfielen" mean?
As a verb, "überfielen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen
What words are commonly confused with "überfielen"?
"überfielen" 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 "überfielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überfielen" is [ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überfielen" come from?
"überfielen" 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.