überstanden

Name: überstanden, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩]

/[ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“überstanden” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,022
frequency rank, German: 443
“Ü” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs überstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberstanden · überstanden · German

überstanden · rank #10,022 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,022
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 443
PHOTO-FINISH überarbeitet

Nearest frequency peer: überarbeitet (-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.

Zwiebeln

89,983
Ästhetik

89,982
Ökonomie

89,981
überarbeitet

89,980
überstanden

89,979
Abgrund

89,976

What this shows „überstanden“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

überstanden vs Überstunden

82% similar

überstanden vs überstand

82% similar

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

Key facts for überstanden
Property	Value
Headword	überstanden
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#10,022
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überstanden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überstandenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#10,022

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überarbeitet“ (#10,021), „Ökonomie“ (#10,020), „Ästhetik“ (#10,019). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überstanden“ bei #10,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around überstanden (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,022 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for überstanden, with forms such as "büerstanden", "übberstanden", and "überrstanden". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Überstunden", "überstand", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überstanden, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-E-N.

Definition

1
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs überstehen
2
3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs überstehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

büerstanden
übberstanden
überrstanden
übersatnden
übersstanden
überstadnen
überstandden
überstandenn
überstandne
überstanedn
überstannden
überstnaden
übersttanden
übertsanden
übesrtanden
übrestanden
üebrstanden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überstanden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "überstanden"

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 "überstanden"?

"überstanden" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩].

What does "überstanden" mean?

As a verb, "überstanden" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs überstehen

What words are commonly confused with "überstanden"?

"überstanden" is commonly confused with "Überstunden", "überstand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "überstanden"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überstanden" is [ˌyːbɐˈʃtandn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "überstanden" come from?

"überstanden" 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 "überstanden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zunehmenden#10,016 absolvierte#10,029 anerkannten#10,036 umliegenden#9,996

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

überarbeitet17 variants Trinkwasser17 variants staatlicher17 variants friedlichen17 variants