übergehen

/[ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,339

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

übergehen is aGermanverb. It means: von einem Ort, Zustand zu einem anderen wechseln Pronounced [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]. Often confused with übergeht and überlegen.

Key facts for übergehen
PropertyValue
Headwordübergehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,339
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for übergehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,339 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "von einem Ort, Zustand zu einem anderen wechseln".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for übergehen, with forms such as "büergehen", "übbergehen", and "übegrehen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "übergeht", "überlegen", "überleben", 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 übergehen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Ort, Zustand zu einem anderen wechseln

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büergehen,übbergehen,übegrehen,übereghen,übergeehn,übergehenn,übergehhen,übergehne,überggehen,übergheen,überrgehen,übregehen,üebrgehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for übergehen

Misspelling Variants of "übergehen"

büergehen9übbergehen10übegrehen9übereghen9übergeehn9übergehenn10übergehhen10übergehne9
Misspelling Variants of "übergehen"

Frequency rank: #16,339 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übergehen"?
"übergehen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən].
What does "übergehen" mean?
As a verb, "übergehen" means: von einem Ort, Zustand zu einem anderen wechseln
What words are commonly confused with "übergehen"?
"übergehen" is commonly confused with "übergeht", "überlegen", "überleben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übergehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übergehen" is [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übergehen" come from?
"übergehen" 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.