überlappen

[yːbɐˈlapn̩]

/[yːbɐˈlapn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“überlappen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,141 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,141
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (sich) teilweise decken

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberlappen · überlappen · German

überlappen · rank #62,141 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,141
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Übereinkommens

Nearest frequency peer: Übereinkommens (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überlappen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „überlappen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überlappen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberlappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈlapn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überlappen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überlappenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Übereinkommens“ (#62,140), „Überlebenschance“ (#62,142), „überreichten“ (#62,143). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überlappen“ bei #62,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überlappen is uncommon German at frequency #62,141 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈlapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(sich) teilweise decken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for überlappen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is überlappen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (sich) teilweise decken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wenn sich zwei Kreise überlappen, können linsenförmige Deckungsfiguren entstehen.

Synonyms

überdeckenüberlagernüberschneiden

This word in other languages

overlap(English)traslapar(Español)chevaucher(Français)

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 "überlappen"?
"überlappen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈlapn̩].
What does "überlappen" mean?
As a verb, "überlappen" means: (sich) teilweise decken
How do you pronounce "überlappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überlappen" is [yːbɐˈlapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überlappen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abwesenden#62,154zierlichen#62,124anbetrifft#62,168Anderlecht#62,169

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list