Overkill
[ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl]
The verdict
“Overkill” is uncommon German (frequency #56,415 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,415
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, in dem ein oder mehrere Staaten über mehr Waffen, insbesondere Atomwaffen, verfügen, als für die völlige Vernichtung des Gegners nötig wären
Corpus desk
Index DE-overkill · Overkill · German
Overkill · rank #56,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,415
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH Ostheim
Nearest frequency peer: Ostheim (-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 „Overkill“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- ortsansässi…
ortsansässige
43,589 corpus weight
- Ostfriesisc…
Ostfriesische
43,588 corpus weight
- Ostheim
Ostheim
43,587 corpus weight
- Overkill
Overkill
43,586 corpus weight
- Parteivorsi…
Parteivorsitzender
43,585 corpus weight
- partition
partition
43,584 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Overkill“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Overkill“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Overkill is uncommon German at frequency #56,415 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʊ̯vɐˌkɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Overkill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die letzten Tage waren für uns ein religiöser und abergläubischer Overkill.“
„Manche Täter versuchen, ihre Tat symbolisch wiedergutzumachen, indem sie ihr Opfer waschen oder zudecken. Oder sie begehen einen Overkill: Der Mensch ist längst tot, doch der Täter drischt wieder und wieder auf sein Opfer ein.“
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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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