Übermittlung
[yːbɐˈmɪtlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Übermittlung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,405 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,405
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, die dafür sorgt, dass eine Nachricht, ein Gruß oder etwas Anderes den Empfänger erreicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Übermittlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈmɪtlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #31,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Übermittlung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Übermittlung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [yːbɐˈmɪtlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,405 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handlung, die dafür sorgt, dass eine Nachricht, ein Gruß oder etwas Anderes den Empfänger erreicht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Übermittlung, with forms such as "büermittlung", "übbermittlung", and "übemrittlung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Übermittlung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-I-T-T-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, die dafür sorgt, dass eine Nachricht, ein Gruß oder etwas Anderes den Empfänger erreicht
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: büermittlung,übbermittlung,übemrittlung,überimttlung,übermitltung,übermitlung,übermittllung,übermittlnug,übermittlugn,übermittlungg,übermittlunng,übermittulng,übermmittlung,übermtitlung,überrmittlung,übremittlung,üebrmittlung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Übermittlung - 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.
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.
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Using “Übermittlung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-M-I-T-T-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [yːbɐˈmɪtlʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.