überholte

[ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə]/ adj

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The verdict

“überholte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,404
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberholte · überholte · German

überholte · rank #31,404 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,404
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwillingen

Nearest frequency peer: Zwillingen (-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 „überholte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überholte“ 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).

überholte vs überholt
89% similar
überholte vs überhöht
67% similar
überholte vs überholen
78% similar

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

Key facts for überholte
PropertyValue
Headwordüberholte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,404
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überholte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überholteliegt 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: „Zwillingen“ (#31,403), „Übermittlung“ (#31,405), „zweifelhafte“ (#31,402). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überholte“ bei #31,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around überholte (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,404 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for überholte, with forms such as "büerholte", "übberholte", and "übehrolte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "überholt", "überhöht", "überholen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überholte, spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-O-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerholte
  • übberholte
  • übehrolte
  • überhholte
  • überhlote
  • überholet
  • überhollte
  • überholtte
  • überhotle
  • überohlte
  • überrholte
  • übreholte
  • üebrholte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überholte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

büerholte2übberholte1übehrolte2überhholte1überhlote2überholet2überhollte1überholtte1
Edit distance from "überholte"

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 "überholte"?
"überholte" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-O-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə].
What does "überholte" mean?
As an adjective, "überholte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überholt
What words are commonly confused with "überholte"?
"überholte" is commonly confused with "überholt", "überhöht", "überholen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überholte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überholte" is [ˌyːbɐˈhoːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überholte" come from?
"überholte" 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 "überholte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list