Overkill
[ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl]
The verdict
“Overkill” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,415 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,415
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, in dem ein oder mehrere Staaten über mehr Waffen, insbesondere Atomwaffen, verfügen, als für die völlige Vernichtung des Gegners nötig wären
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Overkill |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,415 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Overkill” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Overkill is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,415 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Overkill in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Overkill, spelled O-V-E-R-K-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1Zustand, in dem ein oder mehrere Staaten über mehr Waffen, insbesondere Atomwaffen, verfügen, als für die völlige Vernichtung des Gegners nötig wären
- 2übermäßige Versorgung und/oder übermäßiges Angebot
- 3Tötungsdelikt mit übermäßig viel Gewalt
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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.
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Using “Overkill”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-V-E-R-K-I-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.