überwinde

[yːbɐˈvɪndə]

/[yːbɐˈvɪndə]/ verb

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The verdict

“überwinde” is uncommon German (frequency #89,893 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,893
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberwinde · überwinde · German

überwinde · rank #89,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,893
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übertriebenes

Nearest frequency peer: übertriebenes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überwinde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überwinde
PropertyValue
Headwordüberwinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈvɪndə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überwinde“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überwindefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übertriebenes“ (#89,892), „übrigbleiben“ (#89,894), „Übertrag“ (#89,891). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überwinde“ bei #89,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überwinde is uncommon German at frequency #89,893 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈvɪndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for überwinde in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is überwinde, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-E.

Definition

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

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 "überwinde"?
"überwinde" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈvɪndə].
What does "überwinde" mean?
As a verb, "überwinde" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überwinden
How do you pronounce "überwinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überwinde" is [yːbɐˈvɪndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überwinde" come from?
"überwinde" 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 "überwinde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überlänge#89,889überdenkt#89,888Ätiologie#89,886Zweiräder#89,876

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list