Übergangsfrist
[ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst]
The verdict
“Übergangsfrist” is uncommon German (frequency #74,232 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,232
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Übergangsfrist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #74,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Übergangsfrist” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Übergangsfrist is uncommon German at frequency #74,232 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Übergangsfrist in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Übergangsfrist, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-A-N-G-S-F-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll
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.
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Using “Übergangsfrist”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-G-A-N-G-S-F-R-I-S-T - 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.