überaltert
[yːbɐˈʔaltɐt]
The verdict
“überaltert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu alt geworden
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberaltert · überaltert · German
überaltert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überaltert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈʔaltɐt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überaltert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überaltert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [yːbɐˈʔaltɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu alt geworden".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überaltert, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überaltert, spelled Ü-B-E-R-A-L-T-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1zu alt geworden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überaltert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihre Regierungen sind korrupt und überaltert, …“
„Ein Kernproblem der Berliner Lehrerschaft lässt sich jedoch nicht lösen: Die Kollegien sind überaltert, das Durchschnittsalter liegt bei über 50 Jahren.“
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.