überfällige

[ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə]

/[ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“überfällige” is uncommon German (frequency #57,616 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,616
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig

Key facts for überfällige
PropertyValue
Headwordüberfällige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überfällige” 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). überfällige 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

überfällige is uncommon German at frequency #57,616 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

überfällige has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überfällige, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig

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 "überfällige"?
"überfällige" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə].
What does "überfällige" mean?
As an adjective, "überfällige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überfällig
How do you pronounce "überfällige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überfällige" is [ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überfällige" come from?
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Using “überfällige”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪɡə] (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