überweise

[ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə]/ verb

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The verdict

“überweise” is uncommon German (frequency #82,425 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,425
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen

Key facts for überweise
PropertyValue
Headwordüberweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überweise” 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). überweise lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

überweise is uncommon German at frequency #82,425 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überweise, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überweise, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen

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 "überweise"?
"überweise" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə].
What does "überweise" mean?
As a verb, "überweise" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überweisen
How do you pronounce "überweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überweise" is [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überweise" come from?
"überweise" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “überweise”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-W-E-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈvaɪ̯zə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list