überspitzt

[ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st]

/[ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“überspitzt” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,080
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberspitzt · überspitzt · German

überspitzt · rank #45,080 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,080
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überleitung

Nearest frequency peer: Überleitung (-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 „überspitzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überspitzt“ 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).

überspitzt vs übersetzt
80% similar

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

Key facts for überspitzt
PropertyValue
Headwordüberspitzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st]
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,080
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überspitzt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überleitung“ (#45,079), „übles“ (#45,081), „Überlebender“ (#45,078). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überspitzt“ bei #45,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around überspitzt (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,080 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überspitzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for überspitzt, with forms such as "büerspitzt", "übberspitzt", and "überpsitzt". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "übersetzt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überspitzt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überspitzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerspitzt
  • übberspitzt
  • überpsitzt
  • überrspitzt
  • übersiptzt
  • überspittz
  • überspittzt
  • überspitztt
  • überspitzzt
  • überspiztt
  • übersppitzt
  • übersptizt
  • übersspitzt
  • übesrpitzt
  • übrespitzt
  • üebrspitzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

büerspitzt2übberspitzt1überpsitzt2überrspitzt1übersiptzt2überspittz2überspittzt1überspitztt1
Edit distance from "überspitzt"

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 "überspitzt"?
"überspitzt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st].
What does "überspitzt" mean?
As a verb, "überspitzt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs überspitzen
What words are commonly confused with "überspitzt"?
"überspitzt" is commonly confused with "übersetzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überspitzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überspitzt" is [ˌyːbɐˈʃpɪt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überspitzt" come from?
"überspitzt" 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 "überspitzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Überleitung16 variantsüberdrüssig16 variantsAerodynamik16 variantsAlarmierung16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list