Überbauung

[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]

/[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überbauung” is uncommon German (frequency #98,023 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,023
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obere Abdeckung eines Bauwerks

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberbauung · Überbauung · German

Überbauung · rank #98,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,023
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überdimension…

Nearest frequency peer: überdimensionierte (+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 „Überbauung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Überbauung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überbauung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberbauung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈbaʊ̯ʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überbauung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Überbauungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überdimensionierte“ (#98,024), „östlichsten“ (#98,021), „Überdruss“ (#98,025). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überbauung“ bei #98,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überbauung is uncommon German at frequency #98,023 among 443 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Überbauung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Stadt finanzierte nur die Überbauung des offenen Kanals entlang öffentlicher Straßen.
  2. „Der «Bund» beleuchtet die Abstimmung zur Überbauung des Viererfelds.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Überbauung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweiteilig#98,013abfertigen#98,036zuarbeiten#98,003Adoptionen#98,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list