überschreitet

[ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]

/[ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]/ verb

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The verdict

“überschreitet” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,485
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

überschreitet vs überschritt
85% similar
überschreitet vs überschreiten
92% similar
überschreitet vs überschreiben
85% similar

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

Key facts for überschreitet
PropertyValue
Headwordüberschreitet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]
Letters13
Frequency rank#17,485
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überschreitet” 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). überschreitet lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around überschreitet (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,485 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for überschreitet, with forms such as "büerschreitet", "übberschreitet", and "übercshreitet". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "überschritt", "überschreiten", "überschreiben", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is überschreitet, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerschreitet
  • übberschreitet
  • übercshreitet
  • überrschreitet
  • überscchreitet
  • überscheritet
  • überschhreitet
  • überschreiett
  • überschreitett
  • überschreitte
  • überschreittet
  • überschretiet
  • überschrietet
  • überschrreitet
  • überscrheitet
  • übershcreitet
  • übersschreitet
  • übesrchreitet
  • übreschreitet
  • üebrschreitet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überschreitet - 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.

büerschreitet2übberschreitet1übercshreitet2überrschreitet1überscchreitet1überscheritet2überschhreitet1überschreiett2
Edit distance from "überschreitet"

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 "überschreitet"?
"überschreitet" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət].
What does "überschreitet" mean?
As a verb, "überschreitet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überschreiten
What words are commonly confused with "überschreitet"?
"überschreitet" is commonly confused with "überschritt", "überschreiten", "überschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überschreitet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überschreitet" is [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überschreitet" come from?
"überschreitet" 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 “überschreitet”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “überschritt” - see the side-by-side comparison. überschreitet vs überschritt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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