generalüberholt

[ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt]

/[ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“generalüberholt” is uncommon German (frequency #84,018 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,018
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs generalüberholen

Corpus desk

Index DE-generaluberholt · generalüberholt · German

generalüberholt · rank #84,018 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,018
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gepanzert

Nearest frequency peer: gepanzert (+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 „generalüberholt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for generalüberholt
PropertyValue
Headwordgeneralüberholt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#84,018
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „generalüberholt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gepanzert“ (#84,019), „gemeingefährlich“ (#84,016), „Gepäckstück“ (#84,020). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „generalüberholt“ bei #84,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

generalüberholt is uncommon German at frequency #84,018 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs generalüberholen".

generalüberholt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is generalüberholt, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-Ü-B-E-R-H-O-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs generalüberholen

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 "generalüberholt"?
"generalüberholt" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-Ü-B-E-R-H-O-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt].
What does "generalüberholt" mean?
As a verb, "generalüberholt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs generalüberholen
How do you pronounce "generalüberholt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generalüberholt" is [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generalüberholt" come from?
"generalüberholt" 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 "generalüberholt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list