überfachlich
[ˈyːbɐˌfaxlɪç]
The verdict
“überfachlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Forschungsgegenstand, Themengebiet oder Arbeitsfeld eine spezielle Fachzuordnung übersteigend, oberhalb einer Fächereinteilung stehend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überfachlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌfaxlɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überfachlich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
überfachlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌfaxlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Forschungsgegenstand, Themengebiet oder Arbeitsfeld eine spezielle Fachzuordnung übersteigend, oberhalb einer Fächereinteilung stehend".
überfachlich has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is überfachlich, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-A-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1als Forschungsgegenstand, Themengebiet oder Arbeitsfeld eine spezielle Fachzuordnung übersteigend, oberhalb einer Fächereinteilung stehend
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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.
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Using “überfachlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-F-A-C-H-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌfaxlɪç] (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
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.