Überwindung

[yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ]

/[yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Überwindung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,017
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anstreben/Erreichen eines gewünschten Ergebnisses trotz hinderlicher Gegebenheiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberwindung · Überwindung · German

Überwindung · rank #15,017 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,017
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überwiegende

Nearest frequency peer: überwiegende (-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 „Überwindung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Überwindung“ 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).

Überwindung vs überwinden
73% similar

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

Key facts for Überwindung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberwindung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,017
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Überwindung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überwiegende“ (#15,016), „Abläufe“ (#15,018), „ängstlich“ (#15,015). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überwindung“ bei #15,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Überwindung (IPA [yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,017 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überwindung, with forms such as "büerwindung", "übberwindung", and "überiwndung". 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, "überwinden", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Überwindung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anstreben/Erreichen eines gewünschten Ergebnisses trotz hinderlicher Gegebenheiten
  2. 2
    Anstreben eines als wertvoll angesehenen Ziels gegen innere Widerstände

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Überwindung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie hatten sich abgefunden mit dem bürgerlichen juste milieu, ihr Ideal war die Überwindung des Proletariers durch den kleinen gehobenen Bürger.“
  2. „Erst nach Überwindung der Inflation erschien die erste Dauerserie mit dem neuen Reichsadler, dem wichtigsten Hoheitszeichen des Weimarer Staates.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerwindung
  • übberwindung
  • überiwndung
  • überrwindung
  • überwidnung
  • überwinddung
  • überwindnug
  • überwindugn
  • überwindungg
  • überwindunng
  • überwinndung
  • überwinudng
  • überwnidung
  • überwwindung
  • übewrindung
  • übrewindung
  • üebrwindung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Überwindung - 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.

büerwindung2übberwindung1überiwndung2überrwindung1überwidnung2überwinddung1überwindnug2überwindugn2
Edit distance from "Überwindung"

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 "Überwindung"?
"Überwindung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ].
What does "Überwindung" mean?
As a noun, "Überwindung" means: Anstreben/Erreichen eines gewünschten Ergebnisses trotz hinderlicher Gegebenheiten
What words are commonly confused with "Überwindung"?
"Überwindung" is commonly confused with "überwinden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Überwindung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überwindung" is [yːbɐˈvɪndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überwindung" come from?
"Überwindung" 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 "Überwindung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list