Überflutung

[yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ]

/[yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überflutung” is uncommon German (frequency #54,275 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,275
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vollständiges Bedecken (mit Wasser)

Key facts for Überflutung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberflutung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überflutung” 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). Überflutung 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

Überflutung is uncommon German at frequency #54,275 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vollständiges Bedecken (mit Wasser)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Überflutung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Überflutung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-L-U-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständiges Bedecken (mit Wasser)

Antonyms

Austrocknung

This word in other languages

flood(English)

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 "Überflutung"?
"Überflutung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-L-U-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ].
What does "Überflutung" mean?
As a noun, "Überflutung" means: vollständiges Bedecken (mit Wasser)
How do you pronounce "Überflutung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überflutung" is [yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überflutung" come from?
"Überflutung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Überflutung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-F-L-U-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈfluːtʊŋ] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list