Überflussgesellschaft
German, noun[ˈyːbɐflʊsɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
Überflussgesellschaft is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-L-U-S-S-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T (21 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überflussgesellschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “affluent society (a society in which scarcity of resources is no longer the predominant condition, and most citizens enjoy a high standard…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesellschaft, deren Mitglieder zu einem großen Teil mehr als das Lebensnotwendige haben”.
What does Überflussgesellschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaffluent society (a society in which scarcity of resources is no longer the predominant condition, and most citizens enjoy a high standard of living and material abundance)
In einer Überflussgesellschaft verlagert sich das Problem von der Produktion hin zur Entsorgung und Nachhaltigkeit.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesellschaft, deren Mitglieder zu einem großen Teil mehr als das Lebensnotwendige haben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Überflussgesellschaft
- Überflussgesellschaften plural
- Überflußgesellschaft obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Überflussgesellschaft?
- [ˈyːbɐflʊsɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Überflussgesellschaft in German?
Überflussgesellschaft appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).