überbelegt
[ˈyːbɐbəˌleːkt]
The verdict
“überbelegt” 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) - mit zu vielen Menschen belegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberbelegt · überbelegt · German
überbelegt · 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 | überbelegt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐbəˌleːkt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überbelegt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überbelegt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐbəˌleːkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit zu vielen Menschen belegt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überbelegt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is überbelegt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-E-L-E-G-T.
Definition
- 1mit zu vielen Menschen belegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how überbelegt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Gasthaus ist überbelegt.
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.