überflüssiger

[ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ]

/[ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“überflüssiger” is uncommon German (frequency #69,943 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,943
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberflussiger · überflüssiger · German

überflüssiger · rank #69,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,943
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überfluten

Nearest frequency peer: überfluten (-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 „überflüssiger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überflüssiger
PropertyValue
Headwordüberflüssiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überflüssiger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überflüssigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überfluten“ (#69,942), „Überlebenskampf“ (#69,944), „überbewerten“ (#69,941). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überflüssiger“ bei #69,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überflüssiger is uncommon German at frequency #69,943 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überflüssiger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überflüssiger, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig

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 "überflüssiger"?
"überflüssiger" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ].
What does "überflüssiger" mean?
As an adjective, "überflüssiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überflüssig
How do you pronounce "überflüssiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überflüssiger" is [ˈyːbɐˌflʏsɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überflüssiger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zusammenfluss#69,929zurückgehende#69,927alkoholfreien#69,976Wiederaufbaus#69,903

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list