überrollen

[yːbɐˈʁɔlən]

/[yːbɐˈʁɔlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“überrollen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,941 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,941
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Fahrzeug über jemanden rollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberrollen · überrollen · German

überrollen · rank #67,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,941
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Übernachtungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überrollen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „überrollen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überrollen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberrollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈʁɔlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überrollen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überrollenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten“ (#67,940), „übersiedeln“ (#67,942), „übernachtete“ (#67,939). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überrollen“ bei #67,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überrollen is uncommon German at frequency #67,941 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈʁɔlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Fahrzeug über jemanden rollen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überrollen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is überrollen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Fahrzeug über jemanden rollen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Eine Straßenbahn ist außer Kontrolle geraten und droht fünf Personen zu überrollen.“

Synonyms

überfahren

This word in other languages

run over(English)écraser(Français)atropelar(Português)

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 "überrollen"?
"überrollen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʁɔlən].
What does "überrollen" mean?
As a verb, "überrollen" means: mit einem Fahrzeug über jemanden rollen
How do you pronounce "überrollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überrollen" is [yːbɐˈʁɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überrollen" come from?
"überrollen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überstimmt#67,943Übermensch#67,937abzuführen#67,957Adelstitel#67,959

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list