überfürsorglich
[ˈyːbɐˌfyːɐ̯zɔʁklɪç]
The verdict
“überfürsorglich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gegenüber Schutzbefohlenen bemühter als notwendig; in übertriebenem Maße fürsorglich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überfürsorglich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌfyːɐ̯zɔʁklɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überfürsorglich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
überfürsorglich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌfyːɐ̯zɔʁklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegenüber Schutzbefohlenen bemühter als notwendig; in übertriebenem Maße fürsorglich".
überfürsorglich has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 überfürsorglich, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1gegenüber Schutzbefohlenen bemühter als notwendig; in übertriebenem Maße fürsorglich
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 “überfürsorglich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.