überwog

[ˌyːbɐˈvoːk]

/[ˌyːbɐˈvoːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“überwog” is uncommon German (frequency #64,924 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,924
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberwog · überwog · German

überwog · rank #64,924 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,924
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übertragbare

Nearest frequency peer: übertragbare (-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 „überwog“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überwog
PropertyValue
Headwordüberwog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈvoːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überwog“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überwogfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übertragbare“ (#64,923), „Überhöhung“ (#64,922), „abendländische“ (#64,926). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überwog“ bei #64,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überwog is uncommon German at frequency #64,924 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈvoːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überwog, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überwog, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-O-G.

Definition

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

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 "überwog"?
"überwog" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈvoːk].
What does "überwog" mean?
As a verb, "überwog" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überwiegen
How do you pronounce "überwog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überwog" is [ˌyːbɐˈvoːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überwog" come from?
"überwog" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überwog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list