überleiten
German, verb/ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩/
überleiten is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-I-T-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überleiten is a German verb meaning “to segue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Verbindung herstellen”.
What does überleiten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to segue
- 2
to bridge
- 3
to lead over
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Verbindung herstellen 2. in einen neuen Zusammenhang bringen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of überleiten
- leitet über present singular third-person
- leitete über past
- übergeleitet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- überleitend participle present
- überzuleiten infinitive infinitive-zu
- leite über first-person indicative present
- leiten über first-person indicative plural
- leitest über indicative present second-person
- leiteten über first-person indicative plural
- leitetest über indicative preterite second-person
- leitetet über indicative plural preterite
- leit über! imperative singular
- leite über! imperative singular
- leitet über! imperative plural
- übergeleitet haben active infinitive perfect
- übergeleitet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- übergeleitet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce überleiten?
- /ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩/
- [ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to überleiten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is überleiten in German?
überleiten appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).