überfielen

[ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]

/[ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“überfielen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,433
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberfielen · überfielen · German

überfielen · rank #46,433 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,433
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH ängstliche

Nearest frequency peer: ängstliche (-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 „überfielen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überfielen“ 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).

überfielen vs überwiesen
80% similar
überfielen vs überwiegen
80% similar
überfielen vs überziehen
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überfielen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überfielenliegt 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: „ängstliche“ (#46,432), „Überprüfungen“ (#46,434), „Zölibat“ (#46,431). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überfielen“ bei #46,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around überfielen (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈfiːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,433 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überfielen, with forms such as "büerfielen", "übberfielen", and "übefrielen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überfielen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-I-E-L-E-N.

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

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

büerfielen2übberfielen1übefrielen2überfeilen2überffielen1überfieeln2überfielenn1überfiellen1
Edit distance from "überfielen"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ängstliche#46,432zuzutrauen#46,429zugespielt#46,422Ambivalenz#46,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

angewöhnt14 variantsaustreiben14 variantsauszuruhen14 variantsverfüttert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list