übersehe

[yːbɐˈzeːə]

/[yːbɐˈzeːə]/ verb

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The verdict

“übersehe” is uncommon German (frequency #63,988 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,988
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übersehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubersehe · übersehe · German

übersehe · rank #63,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überschneidet

Nearest frequency peer: überschneidet (-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 „übersehe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übersehe
PropertyValue
Headwordübersehe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈzeːə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übersehe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überschneidet“ (#63,987), „überzeichnet“ (#63,989), „überreagiert“ (#63,986). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übersehe“ bei #63,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übersehe is uncommon German at frequency #63,988 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈzeːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for übersehe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is übersehe, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-E-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übersehen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übersehen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übersehen

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 "übersehe"?
"übersehe" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-E-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈzeːə].
What does "übersehe" mean?
As a verb, "übersehe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übersehen
How do you pronounce "übersehe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übersehe" is [yːbɐˈzeːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übersehe" come from?
"übersehe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überhang#63,984übergebe#63,983ablecken#63,994zündeten#63,979

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list