übernachtete

[yːbɐˈnaxtətə]

/[yːbɐˈnaxtətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“übernachtete” is uncommon German (frequency #67,939 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,939
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten

Key facts for übernachtete
PropertyValue
Headwordübernachtete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈnaxtətə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übernachtete” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). übernachtete lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übernachtete is uncommon German at frequency #67,939 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈnaxtətə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for übernachtete in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übernachtete, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-A-C-H-T-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten

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 "übernachtete"?
"übernachtete" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-A-C-H-T-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈnaxtətə].
What does "übernachtete" mean?
As a verb, "übernachtete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übernachten
How do you pronounce "übernachtete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übernachtete" is [yːbɐˈnaxtətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übernachtete" come from?
"übernachtete" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “übernachtete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-N-A-C-H-T-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈnaxtətə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list