überzugehen

[ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən]

/[ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“überzugehen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,178 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,178
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs übergehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberzugehen · überzugehen · German

überzugehen · rank #73,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,178
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übergetreten

Nearest frequency peer: übergetreten (-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 „überzugehen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überzugehen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberzugehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überzugehen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überzugehenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übergetreten“ (#73,177), „überfluteten“ (#73,176), „überflutete“ (#73,175). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überzugehen“ bei #73,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überzugehen is uncommon German at frequency #73,178 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs übergehen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for überzugehen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is überzugehen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-U-G-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs übergehen

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 "überzugehen"?
"überzugehen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-U-G-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən].
What does "überzugehen" mean?
As a verb, "überzugehen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs übergehen
How do you pronounce "überzugehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überzugehen" is [ˈyːbɐt͡suˌɡeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überzugehen" come from?
"überzugehen" 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 "überzugehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

überflutete#73,175abgesondert#73,189Zwischenruf#73,164Abkömmlinge#73,195

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list