Überbauung

[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]

/[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überbauung” is uncommon German (frequency #98,023 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,023
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - obere Abdeckung eines Bauwerks

Key facts for Überbauung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberbauung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überbauung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Überbauung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überbauung is uncommon German at frequency #98,023 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Überbauung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überbauung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-A-U-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    obere Abdeckung eines Bauwerks
  2. 2
    Erstellung von Gebäuden nach einem Gesamtplan
  3. 3
    mehrere nach einem Gesamtplan erstellte Bauten

Synonyms

DachBebauung

This word in other languages

superstructure(English)

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 "Überbauung"?
"Überbauung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-A-U-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ].
What does "Überbauung" mean?
As a noun, "Überbauung" means: obere Abdeckung eines Bauwerks
How do you pronounce "Überbauung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überbauung" is [ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überbauung" come from?
"Überbauung" 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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Using “Überbauung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-B-A-U-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list