überleiten

[ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“überleiten” 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) - eine Verbindung herstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberleiten · überleiten · German

überleiten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 überleiten
PropertyValue
Headwordüberleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überleiten“ im Deutschen

überleitensitzt 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

überleiten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

überleiten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überleiten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Verbindung herstellen
  2. 2
    in einen neuen Zusammenhang bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie können damit an bisherige Inhalte anknüpfen und dann zum neuen Thema überleiten.“
  2. „Nach dem Gesetz kann der Arbeitgeber die Rechte an einer Erfindung seines Arbeitnehmers mit einer einseitigen Erklärung auf sich überleiten.“

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 "überleiten"?
"überleiten" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "überleiten" mean?
As a verb, "überleiten" means: eine Verbindung herstellen
How do you pronounce "überleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überleiten" is [ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überleiten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list