überwachte

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

[ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“überwachte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,408
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

überwachte vs überwacht

90% similar

überwachte vs überdacht

80% similar

überwachte vs Übermacht

70% similar

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

Key facts for überwachte
Property	Value
Headword	überwachte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#44,408
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überwachte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überwachte lands here:

#44,408

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around überwachte (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,408 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for überwachte, with forms such as "büerwachte", "übberwachte", and "überawchte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "überwacht", "überdacht", "Übermacht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überwachte, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-A-C-H-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

büerwachte
übberwachte
überawchte
überrwachte
überwacchte
überwachet
überwachhte
überwachtte
überwacthe
überwahcte
überwcahte
überwwachte
übewrachte
übrewachte
üebrwachte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überwachte - 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 "überwachte"

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 "überwachte"?

"überwachte" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-A-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə].

What does "überwachte" mean?

As an adjective, "überwachte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überwacht

What words are commonly confused with "überwachte"?

"überwachte" is commonly confused with "überwacht", "überdacht", "Übermacht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "überwachte"?

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

What language does "überwachte" come from?

"überwachte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “überwachte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-W-A-C-H-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈvaxtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “überwacht” - see the side-by-side comparison. überwachte vs überwacht
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.