Über-Ich
[ˈyːbɐˌʔɪç]
The verdict
“Über-Ich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kontrollinstanz der Persönlichkeit, in der Gesetze, Moral und Normen des Handelns angesiedelt sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Über-Ich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʔɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Über-Ich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Über-Ich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʔɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kontrollinstanz der Persönlichkeit, in der Gesetze, Moral und Normen des Handelns angesiedelt sind".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Über-Ich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Über-Ich, spelled Ü-B-E-R---I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Kontrollinstanz der Persönlichkeit, in der Gesetze, Moral und Normen des Handelns angesiedelt sind
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Über-Ich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R---I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌʔɪç] (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.