über

/yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)

//yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)/ prep

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The verdict

“über” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,901 among 14 “Ü” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,901
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sobre; por cima

Key facts for über
PropertyValue
Headwordüber
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPreposition
IPA/yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “über” sits in Portuguese 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). über 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

über is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,901 among 14 “Ü” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed /yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for über in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is über, spelled Ü-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sobre; por cima
  2. 2
    via; por meio de

Antonyms

unter

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "über"?
"über" is spelled Ü-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "über" mean?
As a preposition, "über" means: sobre; por cima
How do you pronounce "über"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "über" is /yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "über" come from?
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Using “über”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Ü-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /yːbɐ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese 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