übertreibst

[yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst]

/[yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst]/ verb

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The verdict

“übertreibst” is uncommon German (frequency #56,724 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,724
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übertreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubertreibst · übertreibst · German

übertreibst · rank #56,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,724
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abdomen

Nearest frequency peer: Abdomen (+2 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 „übertreibst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übertreibst
PropertyValue
Headwordübertreibst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übertreibst“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.übertreibstfällt 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: „Abdomen“ (#56,726), „übergreifenden“ (#56,721), „Abführmittel“ (#56,727). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übertreibst“ bei #56,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übertreibst is uncommon German at frequency #56,724 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übertreiben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for übertreibst, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 übertreibst, spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übertreiben

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 "übertreibst"?
"übertreibst" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst].
What does "übertreibst" mean?
As a verb, "übertreibst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übertreiben
How do you pronounce "übertreibst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übertreibst" is [yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯pst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übertreibst" come from?
"übertreibst" 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 "übertreibst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Aktienindex#56,736Aktienkurse#56,737Zuschriften#56,711zeitweilige#56,699

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list