überkleben

[ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩]

/[ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“überkleben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas verdecken, indem etwas anderes mit Kleister/Kleber darauf befestigt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberkleben · überkleben · German

überkleben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for überkleben
PropertyValue
Headwordüberkleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überkleben“ im Deutschen

überklebensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überkleben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas verdecken, indem etwas anderes mit Kleister/Kleber darauf befestigt wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for überkleben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 überkleben, spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas verdecken, indem etwas anderes mit Kleister/Kleber darauf befestigt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how überkleben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich klebe das alte Preisschild mit dem neuen über.
  2. Da hat man damals einfach was übergeklebt.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überkleben"?
"überkleben" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩].
What does "überkleben" mean?
As a verb, "überkleben" means: etwas verdecken, indem etwas anderes mit Kleister/Kleber darauf befestigt wird
How do you pronounce "überkleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überkleben" is [ˈyːbɐˌkleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überkleben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list