übertrug

[ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk]

/[ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“übertrug” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,811
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubertrug · übertrug · German

übertrug · rank #23,811 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,811
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überschriften

Nearest frequency peer: Überschriften (-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 „übertrug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „übertrug“ 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).

übertrug vs übertraf
75% similar

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

Key facts for übertrug
PropertyValue
Headwordübertrug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,811
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „übertrug“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überschriften“ (#23,810), „überwältigend“ (#23,812), „Überdosis“ (#23,809). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übertrug“ bei #23,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around übertrug (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,811 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for übertrug, with forms such as "büertrug", "übbertrug", and "überrtrug". 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, "übertraf", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is übertrug, spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übertragen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übertragen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büertrug
  • übbertrug
  • überrtrug
  • überrtug
  • übertrgu
  • übertrrug
  • übertrugg
  • überttrug
  • überturg
  • übetrrug
  • übretrug
  • üebrtrug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übertrug - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

büertrug2übbertrug1überrtrug1überrtug2übertrgu2übertrrug1übertrugg1überttrug1
Edit distance from "übertrug"

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 "übertrug"?
"übertrug" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk].
What does "übertrug" mean?
As a verb, "übertrug" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs übertragen
What words are commonly confused with "übertrug"?
"übertrug" is commonly confused with "übertraf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übertrug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übertrug" is [ˌyːbɐˈtʁuːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übertrug" come from?
"übertrug" 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 "übertrug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list