Überbringer

[yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ]

/[yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überbringer” is uncommon German (frequency #67,935 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,935
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die etwas zu jemandem bringt

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberbringer · Überbringer · German

Überbringer · rank #67,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,935
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überflüssiges

Nearest frequency peer: überflüssiges (+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 „Überbringer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überbringer
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberbringer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überbringer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überflüssiges“ (#67,936), „öffnenden“ (#67,933), „Übermensch“ (#67,937). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überbringer“ bei #67,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überbringer is uncommon German at frequency #67,935 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die etwas zu jemandem bringt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Überbringer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Überbringer, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die etwas zu jemandem bringt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Unterdessen war von dem Ministerialrat An ein Brief eingetroffen, und Simen Tjing mußte den Überbringer bewirten, bevor er ihn entließ.“

Synonyms

BoteBringerÜbermittler

This word in other languages

portador(Português)

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 "Überbringer"?
"Überbringer" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-R-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ].
What does "Überbringer" mean?
As a noun, "Überbringer" means: Person, die etwas zu jemandem bringt
How do you pronounce "Überbringer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überbringer" is [yːbɐˈbʁɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überbringer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ängstlicher#67,932übersiedeln#67,942zweitbesten#67,926Abstellraum#67,952

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list