überprüft

[yːbɐˈpʁyːft]

/[yːbɐˈpʁyːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“überprüft” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,581
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überprüfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberpruft · überprüft · German

überprüft · rank #4,581 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,581
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Österreichs

Nearest frequency peer: Österreichs (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überprüft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überprüft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überprüft vs überprüfte
90% similar
überprüft vs überprüfe
89% similar
überprüft vs überprüfen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for überprüft
PropertyValue
Headwordüberprüft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈpʁyːft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,581
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überprüft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überprüftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Österreichs“ (#4,580), „übersehen“ (#4,582), „Übertragung“ (#4,583). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überprüft“ bei #4,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around überprüft (IPA [yːbɐˈpʁyːft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,581 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überprüfen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überprüft, with forms such as "büerprüft", "übberprüft", and "übeprrüft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "überprüfte", "überprüfe", "überprüfen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überprüft, spelled Ü-B-E-R-P-R-Ü-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überprüfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerprüft
  • übberprüft
  • übeprrüft
  • überpprüft
  • überprfüt
  • überprrüft
  • überprüfft
  • überprüftt
  • überprütf
  • überpürft
  • überrprüft
  • überrpüft
  • übreprüft
  • üebrprüft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überprüft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

büerprüft2übberprüft1übeprrüft2überpprüft1überprfüt2überprrüft1überprüfft1überprüftt1
Edit distance from "überprüft"

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 "überprüft"?
"überprüft" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-P-R-Ü-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈpʁyːft].
What does "überprüft" mean?
As a verb, "überprüft" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überprüfen
What words are commonly confused with "überprüft"?
"überprüft" is commonly confused with "überprüfte", "überprüfe", "überprüfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überprüft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überprüft" is [yːbɐˈpʁyːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überprüft" come from?
"überprüft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

übersehen#4,582zugunsten#4,578verteilen#4,573Barcelona#4,591

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Begegnung14 variantsstehenden14 variantsHurensohn14 variantsreduzieren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list