überreden

[yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]

/[yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“überreden” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,478
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberreden · überreden · German

überreden · rank #14,478 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,478
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übermorgen

Nearest frequency peer: übermorgen (-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 „überreden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überreden“ 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).

überreden vs übersehen
78% similar
überreden vs überredet
89% similar
überreden vs übertreten
80% similar

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

Key facts for überreden
PropertyValue
Headwordüberreden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,478
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überreden“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überredenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „übermorgen“ (#14,477), „überwältigt“ (#14,479), „überführt“ (#14,476). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überreden“ bei #14,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around überreden (IPA [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,478 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for überreden, with forms such as "büerreden", "übberreden", and "übereden". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "übersehen", "überredet", "übertreten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überreden, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-E-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er überredete sie zu bleiben.
  2. „Aber die Hohenpriester und die Ältesten überredeten das Volk, dass sie um Barabbas bitten, Jesus aber umbringen sollten.“

Synonyms

überzeugen

This word in other languages

talk over(English)persuadir(Español)persuader(Français)persuadir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerreden
  • übberreden
  • übereden
  • übererden
  • überrdeen
  • überredden
  • überredenn
  • überredne
  • überreedn
  • übrereden
  • üebrreden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überreden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

büerreden2übberreden1übereden1übererden2überrdeen2überredden1überredenn1überredne2
Edit distance from "überreden"

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 "überreden"?
"überreden" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩].
What does "überreden" mean?
As a verb, "überreden" means: jemanden durch Zureden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun, was ursprünglich nicht in seiner oder ihrer Absicht lag
What words are commonly confused with "überreden"?
"überreden" is commonly confused with "übersehen", "überredet", "übertreten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überreden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überreden" is [yːbɐˈʁeːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überreden" come from?
"überreden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

überführt#14,476abgelenkt#14,482Aktionäre#14,486Augenmerk#14,502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

wählten11 variantswohnten11 variantsamüsiert11 variantsWildnis11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list